England losing tennis courts as number of padel facilities rises exponentially
Country loses 200 tennis courts in three years, but they still outnumber padel facilities by a factor of 11 to one
US Open tennis: Fritz, Cobolli, Keys tumble out; Gauff, Swiatek, Andreeva advance – as it happened
Taylor Fritz and Flavio Cobolli lost from winning positions, Madison Keys collapsed from 5-0 up in the final set, but Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Mirra Andreeva reached the last 16
Francisco Cerúndolo roars back from brink to stun home hope Taylor Fritz at US Open
Francisco Cerúndolo beat No 9 seed Taylor Fritz 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 after the US player had three break points in the final set for a chance to serve for the match
Williams sisters’ US Open return ends in heartbreak with third-set tie-break defeat
American duo Serena and Venus crash out of women’s doubles in first round with 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(7) loss to Maya Joint and Chan Hao-ching
US Open tennis: Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Pegula and Medvedev advance on day six – as it happened
Defending champions Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka progressed alongside other top seeds in Friday’s third-round matches
‘Someone is smoking weed’: Sabalenka halts US Open match due to cannabis smell
Aryna Sabalenka briefly stopped her third-round US Open match, complaining about the strong smell of cannabis on court
‘They disturb the game’: how betting fans are taking over tennis courts
Jeering and heckling are increasingly commonplace, even at grand slams, as spectators try to influence matches
Gaël Monfils takes final grand slam bow after US Open defeat to Learner Tien
The French showman’s 22-year grand slam career ended in a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 defeat to 20-year-old American Learner Tien
US Open 2026: Auger-Aliassime and Musetti depart; Fritz, Osaka and Swiatek win – as it happened
Auger-Aliassime lost in the second round, as did Musetti against Australia’s Dane Sweeny, but Fritz, Swiatek and Andreeva won in straight sets and Osaka survived in three
Naomi Osaka grinds it out to see off Siniakova’s stubborn US Open challenge
Naomi Osaka recovered from a mid-match slump to beat Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 and reach the third round of the US Open
Columbia’s Michael Zheng comes full circle as Americans advance at US Open
The former Columbia University tennis star won on the same Flushing Meadows grounds where he trained as a child as Shelton, Tiafoe and Pegula also advanced
US Open tennis 2026: Sabalenka, Tiafoe and Shelton advance on day four – as it happened
Rolling report: Sabalenka made quick work of Iatcenko in the second round, while Tiafoe, Tsitsipas, Pegula and Muchova were among other notable winners
Katie Boulter crashes out of US Open after Karolina Muchova nightmare
Katie Boulter was outclassed 6-1, 6-0 in the second round of the US Open in New York, continuing the British No 1’s poor form
In-form Coco Gauff serves notice with assured start to US Open title pursuit
American sees off Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-4 as her rebuilt serve and newfound calm pass an encouraging first test at Flushing Meadows
US Open 2026: Fery falls to Musetti as Fritz and Rybakina win – as it happened
Fery could not repeat his Wimbledon odyssey as he lost in the first round to Musetti, while Fritz, Rybakina and Andreeva advanced in straight sets and Cobolli fought back to win in five