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September 8, 2002: Pete Sampras goes out on a high with US Open title
On this day in tennis history, Pistol Pete faced an old foe in the US Open final, and wrapped up his storied career in style
Gauff overpowers Jovic to set up an Andreeva quarterfinal and complete a star-studded last eight
Coco Gauff was broken in the first game and won six straight, beating 18-year-old compatriot Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 to reach a US Open quarterfinal for the first time since her 2023 title. Nineteen sets have now passed without the American losing one, and Mirra Andreeva is next.
One win from world No. 1: Rybakina overpowers Osaka to reach her first US Open quarterfinal
Elena Rybakina hit 29 winners to nine and lost her serve once all evening, beating two-time champion Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-4 to reach a US Open quarterfinal for the first time and complete the set at all four majors. One more win in New York and the Kazakh, still without a set dropped this fortnight, will be world No. 1.
Zheng erases 0-5 for the second match running and knocks Swiatek out of the US Open
Qinwen Zheng trailed Iga Swiatek 5-0 and won the set, then the match, beating the No. 8 seed 7-5, 6-3 to reach the US Open quarterfinals as a qualifier ranked No. 121. It is the second match running in which the Chinese player has recovered a set from 0-5, and she is the first qualifier into the last eight in New York since Emma Raducanu in 2021.
Andreeva recovers to reach her first US Open quarterfinal as Potapova is hurt in the third
Mirra Andreeva turned the match around after losing the opening set and beat Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach her first US Open quarterfinal, at a tournament where she had never got past the third round. The 19-year-old Roland-Garros champion crossed the net to check on her friend after Potapova hurt her leg at 5-3 in the decider.
Alcaraz confirms the breaks are coming and puts a horizon of 10+ years on the career he wants
Shelton blows past Tsitsipas into his first US Open quarterfinal since 2023, Alcaraz next
Tiafoe finally cracks Medvedev, Michelsen has not lost a set: the US Open gets an all-American quarterfinal
“Full power? I think so”: Alcaraz sweeps Paul aside to storm into the US Open quarterfinals
Noskova gives up two match points against Kostyuk and reaches her first US Open quarterfinal anyway
Sabalenka survives seven breaks of serve against Townsend to reach a sixth straight US Open quarterfinal
One-handed backhand: Tsitsipas has a 149-year “streak to save”, and Shelton is standing in front of it
Tien battles, Zverev cruises, Gea surprises: the 2026 US Open men’s fourth round is set
September 6, 1975: The day Chris Evert won the first of six US Open titles
A three-set thriller from Jovic and Eala, and two ties to savour: Rybakina meets Osaka, Gauff meets Jovic
Grand Slam dilemma: winning pre-major can be a “poisoned chalice”
Blockx beats seed No.5 Cobolli to reach a first Grand Slam fourth round at 21