The New York Times – Sports:
Tiafoe backed up a win over Rafael Nadal with a quarterfinal victory over Andrey Rublev, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4.
Category: Tennis
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Nick Kyrgios’s U.S. Open Run Ends One Match After Beating the Top Seed
The New York Times – Sports:
Karen Khachanov of Russia needed five sets to put Kyrgios away, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4. He will play Casper Rudd of Norway in the semifinals on Friday.
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Frances Tiafoe Has Them Talking About Tennis in Freetown, Sierra Leone
The New York Times – Sports:
Tiafoe, whose parents emigrated from the war-torn country before he was born, is the youngest American man to reach a U.S. Open quarterfinal in 16 years, and he has enough talent for two nations.
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Coco Gauff Drops U.S. Open Quarterfinals Match to Caroline Garcia
The New York Times – Sports:
Garcia, the No. 17 seed from France, beat the 18-year-old American, who was playing her first quarterfinal at the U.S. Open, in straight sets.
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WTA Finals Set for Texas This Year, but a Return to China Is Uncertain
The New York Times – Sports:
The year-end event is due to return to China in 2023, but the tour said its suspension of tournaments there after Peng Shuai accused a former government official of sexual assault remained in place.
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The Void Serena Williams Left in Tennis Doesn’t Need to Be Filled
The New York Times – Sports:
Tennis has long thrived on singular stars, no one bigger than Serena Williams. But perhaps women’s tennis doesn’t need one big name to be interesting.
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Nick Kyrgios Is Having a Very Good U.S. Open. Make That Summer.
The New York Times – Sports:
The often tortured tennis player said he was “really sick of letting people down,” after beating No. 1 ranked Daniil Medvedev to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa
The New York Times – Travel:
Twenty years ago, a grass court emerged from the surrounding cornfields in Charles City. Its story is colored by exacting standards, profound loss and, ultimately, rebirth.