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Coco Gauff saved two match points on her way to a three-set victory over teenage French Open winner Mirra Andreeva which set up a semi-final showdown with newly crowned world No 1 Elena Rybakina. It was a horrible start for 2023 champion Gauff, whose serve and forehand deserted her as she lost the first set in just 26 minutes, hitting only three winners and making 14 unforced errors. She improved in the second which culminated in a tie-break, during which Russian fifth seed Andreeva squandered two chances to take the match. That broke Andreeva’s spirit and she risked being defaulted…

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The clock ticked to 3.33am local time in New York City when Ben Shelton beat Carlos Alcaraz with a clean ace to the delight of thousands of delirious tennis fans still inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, but does something have to be done to stop these early-morning finishes?Three long matches earlier on Tuesday meant Alcaraz and Shelton did not step on to court until gone 11pm. The US Open craves its night matches and players love the energy the fans provide – even when a number of matches have already gone past 2am this year. Monterosa This content is provided by…

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Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will bid to move one step closer to a third straight US Open title when she faces familiar foe ‌Jessica Pegula, while Elena Rybakina will take on home favourite Coco Gauff in the semi-finals on Thursday from midnight – live on Sky Sports Tennis.For the first time since Wimbledon in ​2009, all four top seeds at a Grand Slam have reached the semi-finals, with Sabalenka, Rybakina and Gauff all former major champions and third seed Pegula seeking a maiden Grand Slam title. Sabalenka has reached the semi-finals here for a sixth consecutive year and is…

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Naomi Osaka has hit back at critics of her iconic fashion choices after lighting up the US Open with her menu of statement outfits. The two-time US Open champion may have lost a lopsided fourth-round match to Elena Rybakina but she continued to make her mark as the undisputed fashion queen on tour. Osaka, already known for her walk-on fashion reveals at tournaments, has been upping her game at the year’s final major with a series of dramatic ensembles – all with a basketball theme as her sponsor, Nike, honours the New York Knicks’ championship win. She took to Threads to…

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