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Tiafoe is the first American man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since 2006

Frances Tiafoe topped Russia's Andrey Rublev 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0), 6-4 behind the backing of a boisterous partisan crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday. (Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP)

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At the U.S. Open, line judges are out. Automated calls are in

Electronic line judging has replaced humans at the U.S. Open. But the voices making calls are real people, recorded with varying levels of urgency to sell the call, depending on how close the shot...

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Alcaraz stops Tiafoe's U.S. Open run

Carlos Alcaraz and Frances Tiafoe engaged in a high-level, high-energy spectacle of a back-and-forth semifinal — no point over when it seemed to be, no ball out of reach, no angle too audacious.(Image...

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Serena and a tournament of firsts — how this year's U.S. Open made history

Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match. (Image credit: Charles Krupa/AP)

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Roger Federer announces his retirement from competitive tennis

At age 41, his body is telling him the time has come, the Swiss tennis great said in a video message released on Thursday. Federer has won more than 100 titles, including 20 Grand Slam singles...

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Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy and plans to return to tennis

The world's highest-paid female athlete teased her return in 2024 after a hiatus. Osaka said she's looking forward to her child watching her play someday and telling someone "'that's my mom,'...

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The Spanish tennis pipeline that's produced Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal

One of the greatest tennis players, Spaniard Rafael Nadal, isn't at this year's French Open. But world #1 Carlos Alcaraz, also of Spain, is dominating. What is it about the Spanish tennis...

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Marketa Vondrousova, ranked 42nd in the world, wins Wimbledon

Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic became the lowest-ranked and first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon, defeating 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur of Tunisia.(Image credit: Alastair Grant/AP)

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Pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the country, is moving indoors

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country. Indoor courts are popping up all over, from former warehouses, to empty stores and even shopping malls. (Image credit: Erin Kenney/NPR)

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Alcaraz and Djokovic symbolize the transition in tennis as U.S. Open is set...

Observers say the sport for both the men's and women's games is changing, leaving parity and opportunities for new ascending champions.(Image credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)

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Coco Gauff, 19, and Ben Shelton, 20, reach their first U.S. Open semifinals

Coco Gauff will face No. 10 Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Thursday. The unseeded Ben Shelton will next meet 23-time major champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia.(Image credit: Manu Fernandez/AP)

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'One player is gonna die': Star sounds dire warning as the U.S. Open heats up

Dozens of athletes competing in the U.S. Open in New York City are suffering through muggy temperatures that are cracking the 90s.(Image credit: Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

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A climate protester glued his feet to floor and interrupted the U.S. Open...

The semifinal match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists, one who glued his bare feet to the concrete floor.(Image...

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