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Watch VideoAryna Sabalenka sights ‘mental toughness’ in struggling win at Australian Open

The two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka beat Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2 in the first round to begin her bid for a historic hat-trick at Melbourne Park.

Sport Tennis Australian Open
Yolande Du Preez|Published

WATCH: When Kevin Anderson came up against an unstoppable Rafael Nadal in the US Open final

Kevin Anderson had made it all the way to the final of the US Open in 2017 when he came up against Rafael Nadal, in the first time he had made it beyond the fourth round of a major.

Sport Tennis
Michael Sherman|Published

Rafael Nadal vs Novak Djokovic: The ultimate rivalry that surpassed Federer showdowns

Rafael Nadal’s head-to-head record against Novak Djokovic featured more matches and was more closely fought than his rivalry with Roger Federer.

Sport Tennis
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Tennis GOAT Rafael Nadal to call time on storied career . . . ‘everything has a beginning and an end’

38-year-old Rafael Nadal is set to end his two decades as a professional with 92 titles and prize money alone of $135 million.

Sport Tennis ATP Tour
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka dumped out of China Open by Karolina Muchova

World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka was on a streak of 15 victories in a row, claiming titles in Cincinnati and then the US Open for the first time before the defeat at the China Open.

Sport Tennis WTA Tour
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Opinion: Equal prize money has finally been announced for ICC T20 World Cup, and it’s about time

Many assume that equal prizemoney in men’s and women’s sport is a new thing, but it was actually first touted half a century ago.

Sport Opinion
Michael Sherman|Published

Drug controversy still hangs over his head, admits US Open champion Jannik Sinner

The 23-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner defeated Taylor Fritz in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title to add to his first in Australia in January.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

‘Super proud’ Aryna Sabalenka downs Jessica Pegula to win US Open thriller

World number two Aryna Sabalenka claimed her third Grand Slam crown after beating Jessi Pegula in the final of the US Open on Saturday.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

‘My body shut down,’ says Frances Tiafoe after US Open heartbreak

Frances Tiafoe blamed his heartbreaking five-set US Open semi-final defeat to Taylor Fritz on cramping after his ‘body shut down’.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Jessica Pegula mounts comeback for the ages at US Open

Jessica Pegula scripted an astonishing comeback ‘just in the nick of time’ to defeat Karolina Muchova on Thursday at the US Open and reach her first Grand Slam final.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

WATCH: Jannik Sinner faces Jack Draper in quest for US Open final berth

Top seed Jannik Sinner defeated 2021 US Open champion and two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Sport Golf US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz and Emma Navarro boost hopes of home US Open conquest

Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American US Open semi-final on Tuesday.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev set up US Open quarter-final clash as Iga Swiatek marches on

Jannik Sinner recovered from 4-1 down in the first set to see off Tommy Paul, who had been hoping to join compatriots Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

LOOK: Naomi Osaka serves stylish looks as she returns to the US Open

‘Tennis clothes don’t have to just look like tennis clothes,’ says Naomi Osaka.

Sunday Tribune Lifestyle
Thobile Mazibuko|Published

Coco Gauff joins US Open superstar scrap-heap

Coco Gauff joined Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz as another big tennis star to crash out of the US Open on Sunday.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Jannik Sinner avoids US Open trapdoor as Iga Swiatek moves into last 16

Jannik Sinner did not face a single break point in his one-hour 53-minute victory which took him into the last 16 of the US Open for a fourth successive year.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Big names crash out at Flushing Meadow

THIS US Open has started under a cloud, with World No 1 Jannik Sinner escaping penalties, yet being forced to fire his physiotherapist, after twice failing a drug test for inadvertently imbibing a banned anabolic steroid.

Weekend Argus Opinion
Published

Novak Djokovic dumped out of US Open after playing ‘his worst tennis ever’

The defeat means that for the first time since 2017 Novak Djokovic will end the season without a Grand Slam title.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Gauff rallies to keep US Open repeat bid alive

Coco Gauff survived late-match drama to keep her US Open title defence alive with a victory over Elina Svitolina on Friday.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

WATCH: Big guns Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka crash out of US Open

Carlos Alcaraz, the world number three and 2022 champion in New York, was stunned by Dutch world number 74 Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Defending champions Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff sizzle in ‘dangerous’ US Open heat

NOvak Djokovic notched his 90th US Open match victory, becoming the first man to win 90 at all four Grand Slams.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova crashes out of US Open

Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse dumped Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova out of the US Open in the second round on Wednesday.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Naomi Osaka shines with her tennis and outfit as Carlos Alcaraz survive US Open wobble

Naomi Osaka’s tennis was as striking as her outfit, as she crunched nine aces in her 19 winners and committed just five unforced errors to her opponent's 21.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek outlasts Kamilla Rakhimova in US Open first round

World number one Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a second Grand Slam title of 2024 with a victory over Kamilla Rakhimova at the US Open.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Novak Djokovic makes comfortable US Open start during ‘the best night session in the world’

Novak Djokovic notched a men's record 78th match win on Arthur Ashe Stadium, where he said the ‘electric’ energy of the night session was unlike any other.

Sport Tennis US Open
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published