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Katie Boulter suffered a nightmare US Open exit in a punishing straight sets defeat to Karolina Muchova in under an hour at Flushing Meadows.The British No 1 was broken in all seven of her service games in a chastening 6-1 6-0 defeat inside 58 minutes on Louis Armstrong Stadium. Boulter traded breaks with Muchova at the start of the first set only for the 2026 Wimbledon finalist to pull clear and put on a clinic for her beleaguered opponent. Boulter double faulted eight times and produced 22 unforced errors in a nightmare, error-strewn performance that left her hopes of progressing…
Spanish wonderkid Rafael Jodar was involved in testy exchange with journalist following stunning exit to Chinese lucky loser Bu Yunchaokete at the US Open on Wednesday.Jodar was tripped up at the first hurdle of his maiden campaign in New York, as the Spanish 12th seed failed to find his rhythm and fell 6-2 6-1 6-1 to Bu. Back at the site of his junior triumph two years ago, the 19-year-old Jodar looked unusually out of sorts after his first-round clash was delayed by a day due to rain, with a flurry of unforced errors in defeat. Instagram This content is…
Aryna Sabalenka cut short questions about her pre-tournament activities in an excruciating exchange with a reporter following her second-round win.The two-time defending champion thrashed Russian qualifier Polina Iatcenko 6-1 6-1 in 53 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Belarusian, who had faced a similar line of questioning after her first-round win, fired back that her off-court appearances had not come at the expense of her preparations for the Grand Slam. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use…
‘Why don’t you think I was focused on tennis?!’ | Sabalenka calls out reporter
Arthur Fery’s hopes of a fairy-tale debut run at the US Open were ended in the first round by a straight-sets defeat to Lorenzo Musetti at Flushing Meadows.One week on from reaching the final of the Winston-Salem Open, Fery’s hopes to replicating his magical run to the Wimbledon semi-finals were dashed in a clinical 6-3 6-3 7-5 defeat to the 13th seed. Fery was crucially broken in the eighth game of the first set as back-to-back double faults gifted the initiative to Musetti, who broke serve again to wrap up the opener 6-3. Please use Chrome browser for a more…
Musetti too good for Fery in US Open
‘Getting exposed could be a blessing in disguise’ for Fery
Take a look at Sunday’s opening singles order of play at the US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York.(All times are BST – seeds in brackets – British players in bold) Wednesday September 1Arthur Ashe Stadium(from 4.30pm)[3] Jessica Pegula (USA) vs Sofia Kenin (USA)[8] Ben Shelton (USA) vs Hubert Hurkacz (POL) (from midnight)[1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Polina IatcenkoJaime Faria (POR) vs [2] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)Louis Armstrong Stadium(from 4pm)[7] Daniil Medvedev vs Sebastian Gorzny (USA)[11] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) vs Sloane Stephens (USA) (from midnight)Rei Sakamoto (JPN) vs [11] Frances Tiafoe (USA)Lanlana Tararudee (THA) vs [6] Linda Noskova (CZE) Grandstand(from 4pm)[16] Brandon Nakashima…
Coco Gauff opened her US Open campaign with a straight-sets win over Zeynep Sonmez, while two-time women’s doubles champions Serena and Venus Williams are set to face Maya Joint and Chan Hao-Ching after the draw on Tuesday.Home favourite Gauff arrived fresh from winning the Cincinnati Open and is chasing a third Grand Slam title after her breakthrough triumph in New York in 2023. The American, who has reached the fourth round or better here in each of the last four years, will face either Daria Kasatkina or Paula Badosa in the second round. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram,…
Britain’s Arthur Fery said he now knows what he has to work on after his US Open debut was cut short on Tuesday.His hopes of making a splash in New York were ended in the first round after a straight-sets defeat by Lorenzo Musetti. The 24-year-old had been riding the crest of a wave since his historic run to the Wimbledon semi-finals as a wildcard earlier this summer. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Fery hit this tweener in a superb rally against Musetti He reached his first ATP final at the Winston-Salem Open last week…