Welcome to Eurosport’s live blog where we follow the US Open every day. We will mainly post updates during the Dutch matches, but we will also follow all the other storylines in New York. You can also find updates on the top events here, but we do not guarantee that we will also be liveblogging … Read more
New York. Italian Jannik Sinner, the big favourite at the US Open after the defeats of Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, reached the round of 16 on Saturday with a resounding victory over Australian Christopher McConnell. ATP leader Sinner defeated McConnell (87) 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on the central court in New York. The Italian will … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz (21) is said to have earned over 35 million Swiss francs last year. Roger Federer earned more than twice that amount at the end of his career. According to Forbes, Carlos Alcaraz is the highest-earning tennis player in the world. However, the Spaniard is nowhere near the sums earned by Roger Federer. – … Read more
New York. One day after Carlos Alcaraz’s fall, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was eliminated on Friday night in the third round of the US Open against Australian Alexei Popyrin. Djokovic, who was defending the title he won last year, was beaten by Popyrin, recent champion of the Canadian Masters 1000, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6 and … Read more
Grain of salt Botched work as creative craftsmanship Those who build their dream house often wake up in a nightmare. Delays, wrong materials, waiting in vain for tradesmen or site managers – the song about the building site has many verses that you’d rather not sing. This also applies to VIPs. Oh dear! Hazel Brugger … Read more
… Franziska Preuss on the rise The 30-year-old star biathlete Franziska Preuss, who ended her 2024 season immediately after the World Championships, became national champion in the individual race this morning in Altenberg. Despite two shooting errors, Preuss completed the 12.5 km in 37’51, 27 seconds ahead of Johanna Puff (also 18/20). This promising athlete … Read more
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is the reigning US Open champion. Photo : EFE – CJ GUNTHER Favourites Novak Djokovic, who emerged victorious from another poisonous duel with his Serbian compatriot Laslo Djere, Coco Gaufff and Aryna Sabalenka overcame the second round of the US Open on Wednesday in a day impacted by the stifling … Read more
Iga Świątek advanced to the third round of the US Open Grand Slam tournament. The number one seeded Polish tennis player defeated Japanese Ena Shibahara 6-0, 6-1 on Thursday. The match lasted 65 minutes. In the first round, Świątek struggled for an unexpectedly long time, almost two hours, with the 104th in the world ranking, … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz’s 15-match Grand Slam winning streak was snapped Thursday night by a lackluster 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 loss to No. 74 Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round of the U.S. Open. Alcaraz had had a brilliant summer: victories at the French Open and then Wimbledon in July, plus a … Read more
Hubert Hurkacz was eliminated in the second round of the US Open Grand Slam tournament in New York. The Polish tennis player, seeded seventh, lost to Australian Jordan Thompson 6:7 (2-7), 1:6, 5:7. Hurkacz has been in the top 20 tennis players in the world for several seasons, but he has yet to record a … Read more