Coco Gauff

UN human rights office slams racist abuse of Coco Gauff and calls for solidarity to help fight it

Coco Gauff loses after citing an 'insane' wave of racist abuse following previous match in Beijing

That was two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff's verdict on China's 16-year-old Sun Xinran after their third-round meeting at the 2026 China Open ended 7-5, 6-1

Elena Rybakina puts stamp on world No1 spot with tense US Open triumph

Although her big serve and less capable movement once led people to consider clay a potential weakness, Rybakina has proven herself an elite player on the surface, as everywhere else

One set may have already passed in her first US Open semi-final, but Elena Rybakina still had not arrived inside Arthur Ashe Stadium

Mirra Andreeva’s frustration boiled over during her US Open 2026 quarter-final clash against Coco Gauff as the Russian youngster was seen throwing her racquet towards her kit bag during the tense encounter

Filipino support leaves Alex Eala fighting back tears

The home hope’s 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 triumph at Arthur Ashe Stadium was a rare bright spot for the New York crowd, who had earlier watched China’s Zheng Qinwen overcome Madison Keys in stunning fashion

Home favourite Coco Gauff and world number two Elena Rybakina sailed into the US Open quarterfinals, while China’s Zheng Qinwen mounted another extraordinary fightback to upset six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek

Eala forced a decider and took control of the third set to take a 4-2 lead but lost steam as Jovic found another gear to win three games in a row for a 5-4 lead

Gauff, who is on a nine-match winning streak after triumphing in the Cincinnati warmup tournament, will next play either rising American Iva Jovic or Alex Eala of the Philippines

Naomi Osaka was about to serve at deuce in the second set of her opening-round U.S. Open match, but chair umpire Kader Nouni was looking somewhere else: a luxury suite where a group of attendees appeared to be staging a content shoot

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev kept his bid for a first US Open title on track with a gritty five-set victory over Quentin Halys, staying the course as a spate of upsets rocked the men’s draw on Thursday

Gauff beat Zeynep Sonmez in straight sets as she targets more success in NEw York

Top seeds race ahead under Ashe roof while rain stalls early US Open play

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One winnable match stood between each man and their first ever Masters 1000 title

The 2026 U.S. Open tennis tournament is about to get underway, with mixed doubles action kicking off on Tuesday and the main draw set to begin in New York City next week

Bejlek, 20, went into their Saturday night semi-final seeking another big upset, having knocked off world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round

Unseeded Czech Sara Bejlek also advanced late Friday, backing up her stunning victory over world number one Aryna Sabalenka with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) quarterfinal win over Madison Keys

World number one Aryna Sabalenka dominated China’s Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-3 to cruise into the Cincinnati Masters fourth round, while Daniil Medvedev suffered a shock defeat to Brandon Nakashima

Australian Open champion Rybakina delivered another gutsy comeback on Wednesday, beating fourth-seeded Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 to reach Thursday’s final in the hard court warm-up for the US Open

Bencic has never reached a Grand Slam final

Kazakhstan’s Rybakina recovered from 0-3 and two breaks down in the final set to beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 before American Gauff swept aside Russian teenage qualifier Alina Korneeva, 6-3, 6-1

Coco Gauff doesn't want the WTA's new policy to be used to 'attack' the transgender community

But mounting turmoil and discord have been a part of this transformative period that has featured a landmark collective bargaining agreement, league expansion and skyrocketing player recognition

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Wimbledon's iconic Centre Court erupted into boos as Novak Djokovic launched into another tirade at the umpire

Wimbledon has already delivered a lot of surprise results, including Naomi Osaka confidently beating Sabalenka in the last round

Wimbledon has already delivered a lot of surprise results, including Naomi Osaka confidently beating Sabalenka in the last round

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Wimbledon has already delivered a lot of surprise results, including Naomi Osaka confidently beating Sabalenka in the last round

There are two Americans left in the Wimbledon women's singles draw, and they're playing each other in the quarter-final stage

Two minutes before 11, Gauff converted her first match point with a service winner out wide to reach the quarterfinals at the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time

But Ashlyn Krueger has plans of her own, in terrific nick after qualifying and enjoying the best grand slam performance of her short career

Gauff had won their last three encounters and began in a hurry, racing to a 3-0 lead despite saving break points in both her first two service games, one of which contained five double faults

The British wildcard put up a good fight in the second set, but 2025 Australian Open champion Keys proved too experienced for Swan, whose career was derailed by a back injury before she mounted a comeback last year

The forty-four-year-old sporting icon sustained a sudden joint injury before crashing out of the major grass-court tournament following a gruelling three-set battle against an emerging Australian opponent

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Coco Gauff scraped into the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday as the seventh seed avoided becoming the latest high-profile name to tumble out of contention, fighting back from two points from defeat against tricky Argentine Solana Sierra to progress 6-3 3-6 7-6(7)

Commentator John McEnroe openly questioned whether Novak Djokovic was bluffing about his physical struggles during a gruelling four-set victory against Wu Yubing at Wimbledon

The Serbian champion surprised thousands of fans by joining global music sensation Bad Bunny during the rapper's landmark London performance, adding another memorable moment to a night that was already making history

Serena Williams is coming back to professional tennis at the age of 44, returning to the sport she dominated for two decades before famously "evolving" away from the daily grind of competition

Sinner had been granted a medical time-out that allowed him to return to the air-conditioned dressing room by umpire Aurelie Tourte

Coco Gauff finally met a player in Paris who could match her court coverage in long baseline rallies

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American tennis star Coco Gauff’s trip to Roland Garros for her French Open opener took a frightening turn

Footage of Gauff smashing her racket in an underground corridor was broadcast worldwide, leading to numerous players speaking out about the lack of privacy they felt in Melbourne

Coco Gauff of the US holds the French Open women’s singles trophy in June 2025

Coco Gauff of the US holds the French Open women’s singles trophy in June 2025