Alcaraz takes commanding lead in year-end No. 1 race
Carlos Alcaraz is in a great position to claim ATP Year-End No. 1 for the second time after lifting a US Open trophy at Flushing Meadows and recapturing World No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
Carlos Alcaraz is in a great position to claim ATP Year-End No. 1 for the second time after lifting a US Open trophy at Flushing Meadows and recapturing World No. 1 in the ATP rankings.
US President Donald Trump was noisily booed at the US Open men's final held at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Sunday, media reports said.
Alcaraz dished out a masterclass to oust his greatest rival by 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in a contest that lasted for 2 hours and 42 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
After unsuccessful finals this year at the Australian Open and Roland Garros, the reigning No. 1 finally has her first major trophy of 2025 and the fourth of her career
Bhambri first announced himself as a teenager in 2009, when he became Junior World No.1 and captured the Australian Open boys’ title. In 2018, he broke into the Top-100 in ATP singles, raising hopes of an Indian singles breakthrough.
With that, the 33-year-old Bhambri became the fourth Indian man in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam doubles semifinal, following Leander, Mahesh Bhupathi, and Rohan Bopanna.
Reflecting on his performance, Bhambri admitted the contest had tested them to the limit.
Seeded 14th, the Bhambri-Venus duo created a massive upset by defeating the No. 4-seeded German pair of Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz, last season’s finalists, 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 24 minutes.
In front of a packed and partisan Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd, Gauff suffered a straight-set loss, 6-3, 6-2, to four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka.
Two-time major champion Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia overcame the in-form Victoria Mboko, the recently-crowned Montreal winner, in one of the most eye-catching first-round matchups in the women's singles at the US Open, getting the better of the 18-year-old from Canada in straight sets here on Monday.
