US Open

Serena Williams begins what is probably her final U.S. Open with a first-round match against Danka Kovinic. Follow along for the latest updates.

… I’m just beginning." I would have to wait until it gets light. Sometimes I wake up at like 6:00 in the morning to go practice and it was too dark. “I once heard Althea Gibson, one of her best friends told me she wanted to see another African American win a Slam before her time is up. Sept. Open 10 times and won the title six times, in 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012-14.

Harriet Dart pulls off the best result of her career by upsetting 10th seed Daria Kasatkina in the first round of the US Open, while former semi-finalist ...

I will try to understand it tomorrow because it was I think the best match in my career." "I'm super excited because this is my first win on Ashe. Sometimes it's impossible to play but I try to do my best because I want to live in Ukraine. "I try to do the best for Ukraine, I try to support my country. "I think (Ukrainian) people enjoyed my match because I have many messages. "I'm very, very, very nervous but I tried to do my best," she said in an on-court interview.

If this is the final time that the 23-time Grand Slam champion takes the court, she plans to go out in style.

[who wrote in a Vogue essay earlier this month](https://www.si.com/tennis/2022/08/09/serena-williams-announces-plan-to-retire-from-tennis) that she planned to retire from tennis, will open play at the U.S. On the laces of the sneakers, the word “Queen” will aptly be displayed. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Open title in 1999, at the age of 17. On her feet, Williams will wear a diamond-encrusted special edition of the NikeCourt Flare 2, the brand’s latest statement tennis sneaker. The outfit, which holds hundreds of encrusted diamonds, will feature a six-layer skirt, a nod to each of Williams’s prior singles titles at Flushing Meadows.

Harriet Dart won her first singles match at the US Open with a 7-6 (8), 1-6, 6-3 victory against Daria Kasatkina, while No 7 seed Simona Halep was upset by ...

As she attempted to convince the umpire not to count her outfit change as an official bathroom break, Andreescu said that Nike, not her, were to blame for her issues. Afterwards she apologised to her outfit sponsor, Nike, after her complaints about the comfort and fit of the outfit were picked up by the courtside microphones. Although Halep reached the semi-final in 2015, the US Open is her worst grand slam event by a distance. Meanwhile Kyle Edmund’s return to grand slam singles competition against Casper Ruud ended with a competitive 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 defeat to the fifth seed. Between her qualifying matches Snigur took part in the In the opening set she saved two set points before clinching the prolonged tie-break.

Serena William put off the end of her career for at least another match when she knocked off Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, 6-3, 6-3, to advance to the second ...

“Also, I love it because it keeps you fit so that’s a bonus.” In general, either way, everything that she's done, I'm sure it's going to be an emotional night for everyone, for everything she's done on and off the court, I think you can't put into words. “We’re laying it all out here [in doubles],” Serena said. “And Venus as well. A capacity crowd of 23,800 in Arthur Ashe Stadium — including Serena’s 4 1/2 year old daughter Olympia, who wore a sparkling black dress just like her mother, and former President Bill Clinton — was on hand for the event, with courtside seats going for upwards of $5,800. It was reminiscent of “One Shining Moment” played after the NCAA championship game every year. “The crowd was crazy. Beforehand, a video montage played honoring Serena and other past champions. After Serena earlier this month announced her impending retirement in a Vogue story, more than 30,000 U.S. Now the question is: Can Serena make a Jimmy Connors-type run in Flushing Meadows? Open in what is expected to be her final tournament. Her trademark serve and movement looked much better than they had in any of her previous matches this year, which bodes well going forward.

Serena Williams has not played her final US Open match. In front of an electric crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Williams defeated Danka Kovinic in a 6-3, 6-3 ...

Williams will now move on to face Anett Kontaveit in the second round. On top of gunning for her seventh US Open title in women's singles, Williams will also be playing with her sister, Venus, in the doubles tournament. In the second set, Williams found more of a rhythm with her serve. It wasn't easy, but Williams felt like now was the best time to move onto other things. With a semifinals appearance in her last 11 appearances at Flushing Meadows, Williams has plenty of experience on her side. Williams closes it out with a dominant effort in the final game.

Harriet Dart is into the second round of the US Open after beating in-form Daria Kasatkina 7-6(8) 1-6 6-3.

A great win for Harriet Dart but I’m sure we will hear more from Kasatkina for the rest of the year.” "Physically I don't feel great but I really tried to stick at it and push through. Love watching her play tennis. Is it a step in the wrong direction [for Kasatkina]? Dart berated herself for being "so unfit" when she was 2-0 down in the third set, but she fought back from 3-1 down to win the match in two hours and 30 minutes. Kasatkina responded instantly in the second set, though, winning it in style to set up a decider.

Harriet Dart defeated Daria Kasatkina 7-6 (8), 1-6, 6-3 (WTA)

- Caroline Garcia (17) beat Kamilla Rakhimova (LL): 6-2, 6-4 - Alison Riske-Amritraj (29) beat Eleana Yu (WC): 6-2, 6-4 - Coco Gauff (12) beat Leolia Jeanjean (Q): 6-2, 6-3

Serena Williams has extended her farewell tour at least two more days. The 23-time major singles champion overcame early nerves and a misfiring serve to win ...

Williams’ prospects in the winter of her career were in a state of limbo during her 12 months away from the tour between first-round losses at last year’s and this year’s Wimbledon. Spike Lee handled the coin toss and dozens of celebrities dotted the crowd including Martina Navratilova and Mike Tyson, who sat next to one another in the courtside president’s box. The potential final outing of Williams’ career all but obscured any other action across the grounds on day one in Queens. When her opponent netted a backhand from the baseline on match point after 1hr 40min, Williams raised her arms aloft amid deafening roars of applause. Williams, who turns 41 next month, faced constant pressure on her serve from the start, making five double-faults in her opening three service games and facing break points in each of them. [ announced her plans to retire](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/aug/09/serena-williams-retirement-tennis-us-open) earlier this month, entered Monday night’s headline attraction ranked 605th in the world and having won one singles match in 450 days.

Serena Williams, in what is expected to be her final tournament before retiring, got off to a good start on Monday, beating Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-3, ...

2 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in the second round. She did not lose a point in the final two games. Kontaveit routed Jaqueline Cristian of Romania 6-3, 6-0 on Monday. After shaking hands with Kovinic, Williams saluted the crowd, which included her husband Alexis Ohanian and daughter Olympia. The 40-year-old veteran went ahead 2-0 before losing three consecutive games in the first set. Williams was greeted with a roaring ovation from the crowd of roughly 23,000 packed into Arthur Ashe Stadium to watch the 23-time Grand Slam winner’s final run.

The US Open, which will be held at New York's USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, will distribute USD60 million in prizes for the first time in its ...

The women’s final is scheduled for Sept. Thank you NoleFam (his fan base's post page) for your messages of love and support," he said on Twitter. 11 when the men’s final is set to be held.

After 23 Grand Slam titles and 27 seasons since she became a professional tennis player, Serena Williams returned to the U.S. Open on Monday for what is ...

Open as she prepared for the birth of her daughter, Serena returned to the court later in the year and continued to dominate. The final was the last time Serena appeared in a Grand Slam final. She came into the final Grand Slam tournament of the year as the No. After losing in the ’09 semifinals, missing the tournament in ’10 and falling in the ’11 final, Williams made her way back to the championship by beating one of her now-storied rivals, Victoria Azarenka, in their first Grand Slam final meeting. The younger Williams ended up winning both in a 7–6(6), 7–6(7) victory. Williams made it back to the main event in ’08 as a No. 4 seed in the tournament after not reaching the U.S. 2 players in the world, Serena took down her sister for the third time that year in a 6–4, 6–3 win. Serena went on to win the ’03 Australian Open to finish off the first of two “Serena Slams” in her career. Williams won her first Grand Slam title (one of six she’d wind up winning at the Open) in just her second appearance at the tournament. She had captured two more Grand Slam titles at the French Open and Wimbledon earlier in the year, which helped her reach her first world No. While they faced each other in earlier rounds of the Australian Open and Wimbledon, the sisters had never met in a Grand Slam final until 2001.

No. 1 Daniil Medvedev and No. 3 Rafael Nadal headline the U.S. Open men's singles draw.

The U.S. Medvedev continues his journey to defend his title at the U.S. Open tournament takes place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y. Open after defeating American Stefan Kozlov in the opening round. 4 seed, was a true threat for the title but must now watch the action unfold without him. At the 2022 U.S.

Count Bill Clinton, Dr. Ruth and Mike Tyson among the celebrities who made an appearance at the 2022 US Open.

Williams has reached the US Open semifinals in 11 consecutive appearances, and she has won the tournament six times. Just one Grand Slam title behind Margaret ...

Williams will now move on to face Anett Kontaveit in the second round. On top of gunning for her seventh US Open title in women's singles, Williams will also be playing with her sister, Venus, in the doubles tournament. In the second set, Williams found more of a rhythm with her serve. It wasn't easy, but Williams felt like now was the best time to move onto other things. With a semifinals appearance in her last 11 appearances at Flushing Meadows, Williams has plenty of experience on her side. Williams closes it out with a dominant effort in the final game.

Harriet Dart of Great Britain launched comeback campaigns in the first and third sets to beat No. 10 Daria Kasatkina, 7-6(8), 1-6, 6-3 in the first round of ...

'I've been pretty vague about it. I'm going to stay vague because you never know.' Tennis living legend Serena Williams leaves the door open in her career ...

“I’ve been down and out so many times, in the public eye. “It’s so important to give your all,” Williams told the adoring crowd. “It’s extremely difficult still because I absolutely love being out there,” said Williams. Playing in her 21st US Open, Williams has never lost in the first round and her victory over Kovinic was her 106th at Flushing Meadows. But in a strange post-match ceremony celebrating her career, which was not yet finished, Williams gave the clearest sign yet that the US Open will indeed be her last tournament and expanded on that later in her press conference. Williams indicated her intention to retire in a Vogue article in early August, saying she was “evolving away from tennis” but never confirming the US Open as her final event.

Daniel Elahi Galan defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas on his ninth match point after holding a 6-0, 5-0 lead in Louis Armstrong Stadium.

It was business as usual for Jack Draper, Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios as they advanced through to the second round of the US Open; but it was a tougher ...

It was as if I was half dead." Hopefully never again but I'm really happy to move forward." That's what I want to continue doing this year." [skysports.com/tennis](http://www.skysports.com/tennis), our Twitter account [@skysportstennis](https://twitter.com/SkySportsTennis) & Sky Sports - on the go! "My arm was pretty tired, nothing was coming off of my strokes. It just didn't go as planned.

Colombian qualifier Daniel Galan stunned fourth-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0 6-1 3-6 7-5 in an epic first-round showdown at the U.S. Open on Monday, ...

“I went through the match well.” “I just stayed calm. Tsitsipas had a physio tend to his right arm before the sixth game in the second set, when he finally got on the board, and again during the break before the third set, when he broke Galan in the second game.

The retiring 23-time major singles champion won another chance to engineer one last signature moment at Flushing Meadows.

Williams spoke to the audience and in the middle of her comments, she succinctly underlined why this is so meaningful. As Williams processed her victory, she struck a completely different note to her usual outlook. Every roar from the crowd initially seemed to be an unwelcome reminder of the significance of this moment, and as her forehand leaked unforced errors she initially seemed overwhelmed. Olympia, Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, and her sister, Isha, stood by the side of the court. But after her tepid start, Williams slowly found her serve and the free points it unlocked. Her nerves were naturally present from the beginning and she double faulted twice in her opening game. From her player box, Rennae Stubbs, her new consultant for one tournament only, took advantage of the new coaching rules to holler out loud positive affirmations. She entered in a costume that sparkled from head to toe in diamonds, from her hair to the bedazzled cape that trailed her onto the court. Williams walked towards her seat, she clenched both of her fists and she roared into the skies. It was audible in her little footsteps squeaking on the court during every point, the drop shots she chased down at full sprint and the grunts that punctuated every important moment. At the height of her powers, when dominance was her middle name, her mental strength was peerless. In Williams’ player box, her daughter, Olympia, emerged in the stands with beads in her braids, a full circle moment.

Serena Williams, playing in what is likely the final tennis tournament of her storied career, opened singles play with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Danka Kovinić ...

"I look forward to waking up and just being like, OK, I don't have to run to the court today," Williams said. I want to say thank you all," an emotional Snigur said. "I think when you're passionate about something and you love something so much, it's always hard to walk away," she said. "Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution. "I'm going to stay vague because you never know." "I have never liked the word retirement.

Stefanos Tsitsipas' struggles in 2022 have continued with the world No.5 bundled out of the US Open in the first round by Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi ...

Galan will meet Australia's Jordan Thompson in the second round, with the top half of the US Open draw opening up as Tsitsipas packs his bags. Tsitsipas fought back briefly in the third set, claiming it 6-3, as Galan struggled to limit his unforced errors, but the Colombian got the job done in the fourth set despite Tsitsipas saving eight match points. Stefanos Tsitsipas' struggles in 2022 have continued with the world No.5 bundled out of the US Open in the first round by Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan.

A steamy night in New York was weighted down with a ton of pre-match pomp and circumstance. But the champion pushed through and will play on.

She lost three games in a row to trail by 3-2 in the first set, uptight and short arming the ball. Williams simply hadn’t worked as hard at the game in the past couple of years as she once had, splitting her court time with mothering a 4-year-old daughter, and nurturing venture capital investments. Clearly, at some point in the past few weeks, Williams decided she wanted this match to be more than just a ceremony, and a terrible goodbye. “I have to go sweat in the sun every day when I could be at the pool with some lemonade.” She came out of the Arthur Ashe Stadium tunnel Monday night for the last big occasion of her career in a mock black evening-gown complete with cape and train — but she had on the black shoes of a boxer. “I’m terrible at goodbyes, the world’s worst.” Her tennis was guttural, louder than all of it, and the appreciative roars built from the crowd. “I’m out there to win a match.” “The atmosphere was a lot,” she said later. Williams has always had a special affinity for the Open — not just for the high hard bounces of its acrylic courts, but for everything else that’s hard about it. It was all so much: the ceremonial entrance, the blazing stadium lights and the weighty tributes to the all-time great made her seem prematurely a monument rather than a person. Still, maybe she could find the old inner vibration, the competitive rage that powered her to 23 Grand Slam titles.

Anett Kontaveit is guaranteed a frenzied atmosphere in her next outing at Flushing Meadows against Serena Williams but rather than being nervous about it, ...

I’ll just get to enjoy and play as good as I can on the day.” She’s always fighting. She’s just always there. I just have no pressure on me. “I think the atmosphere is going to be amazing. “I’m really excited.

Daniel Elahi Galan upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets on Monday at the US Open on his main draw debut at the season's final Grand Slam.

The Colombian had the racquet taken out of his hand on most of his match points, but he quickly recovered from the disappointment each time with an impressive display of baseline power. Galan entered the match with an 0-6 record against Top 20 opponents, but he took the action to Tsitsipas on a windy opening evening. "I was looking first at my team, then the umpire. The Colombian smiled to his box after a final Tsitsipas shot sailed long, and he will next play Australian When that slipped away, however, he leaned on a refuse-to-lose attitude to stave off the first eight match points he faced, most of which were thanks to booming serves. “Definitely the best match of my career, not only because of the circumstances, also the opponent.

Serena Williams overcame Danka Kovinic in a straight-sets victory to continue on in the US Open; the 40-year-old American has remained vague about when she ...

"I feel grateful that I can have that impact. I never thought I would have that impact, ever. I think it's important because there's so many other things that I want to do." "It was loud and I could feel it in my chest. "I just am so grateful that they see that. That's a tough feeling to have, and to leave knowing, the more you do it, the more you can shine.

Stefanos Tsitsipas was left gutted and cursing his own play after he missed the potential opportunity to secure the No. 1 world ranking after his US Open ...

"US Open, I never really had a good history here but I do like the tournament a lot. I felt like the momentum was in my favour, I just might have felt a little tense going into the match. "I felt like my serve was very slow today, but it was close to the 120s, so I wouldn’t necessarily say that it was. 1 ranking at the end of the final Grand Slam of the season, but he was left devastated with his performance in the defeat. 1 world ranking after his shock US Open loss. He also received treatment on his upper right arm in the 6-0 6-1 3-6 7-5 defeat.

Serena Williams, playing in what is likely the final tennis tournament of her storied career, opened singles play with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Danka Kovinić ...

"I look forward to waking up and just being like, OK, I don't have to run to the court today," Williams said. I want to say thank you all," an emotional Snigur said. "I think when you're passionate about something and you love something so much, it's always hard to walk away," she said. "Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution. But a Williams shot that looked long and wide was neither, nipping the back of the baseline and outside edge of the singles sideline. After the match, during a ceremony celebrating her tennis career, Williams said she got a boost from the vocal crowd of almost 24,000 people.

Playing in what she says is her last tournament, Serena Williams summoned her signature fire to the delight of the crowd.

[Gayle King](https://time.com/5551293/gayle-king-interview/) hosted. [Oprah Winfrey](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177763/oprah-winfrey-titans/) narrated a video. After she finished off that first set with two aces and serve up the middle—in the 16th point of a back-and-forth game—that Kovnic lofted into the net, Williams double pumped her fists. [Billie Jean King](https://time.com/6089843/billie-jean-king-interview/) herself said a few words, recalling the first time they met, in 1988, when Serena was six years old. But she’ll need much more magic against a tougher opponent, second-seeded Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, on Wednesday. The second set moved more briskly for Williams. A first round exit wouldn’t have damaged her legacy. Open threw a surprise tribute for Williams on center court. Open history, with a total of 71,332 spectators for the combined day and evening sessions. It was loud and I could feel it in my chest,” said Williams. The old dominance was also on show: she won the last eight points of the match to take care of business against her first round opponent, Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, 6-3, 6-3. After this last Open run, Williams has announced that she is walking away from tennis—and that includes competing in doubles with her sister Venus.

Williams will face the tournament's No. 2 seed, Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, on Wednesday.

Did Kovinic even realize as she sprayed forehands wide and deep and into the net that she’d fallen into a classic Williams trap, abandoning the angles and spins that have won her matches before? And then another cannon serve hit her target down the center of the court and Kovinic couldn’t get it back, letting the crowd send up a roar as Williams squatted and pumped her arms. Later, a rolling backhand winner down the line got her to within a game of the victory. And on a heavy, late-summer New York evening, on the court where she captured her first Grand Slam singles title in 1999, it was enough to topple Kovinic, the sort of player Williams has rolled over in maybe an hour in so many early-round matches in so many other Grand Slams. She wore a black bedazzled jacket and headband and a wrap that flowed from her waist to her ankles. Williams made sure to show up for the party, and so did her daughter, Olympia, 4, who wore a matching outfit with her hair in beads evoking a young Serena, and nearly stole the show. But Williams did what she has done for a very long time. Kovinic settled in though, and two games later the match was tied. Williams pumped her fist and let the noise fall over Kovinic. Open to focus on having another child and on her [business interests](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/style/serena-williams-best-looks.html), though she was not shy about showing ambivalence about her decision. But Kontaveit has struggled of late, especially after a bout with Covid earlier in the year. Assuming she follows through with her plans to stop playing, Monday night’s win means the end of one of the most successful and influential careers in sports history won’t arrive until the second round of the U.S.

USOpen.org previews Day 2 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, with men's and women's singles play serving up an all-star menu.

Serena Williams overcame Danka Kovinic in a straight-sets victory to continue on in the US Open; the 40-year-old American has remained vague about when she ...

"I feel grateful that I can have that impact. I never thought I would have that impact, ever. I think it's important because there's so many other things that I want to do." "It was loud and I could feel it in my chest. "I just am so grateful that they see that. That's a tough feeling to have, and to leave knowing, the more you do it, the more you can shine.

At least one viewer watching at home thought they spotted Beyoncé in the star-studded stands at Serena Williams' U.S. Open match Sunday night.

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New York (AP) -- The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):. ___. 1 p.m.. Serena Williams will be back under the lights in Arthur Ashe ...

All eyes were on Serena Williams at one of her final US Open matches, but Laverne Cox made necks turned as onlookers mistook her for Beyoncé.

[ Billie Jean King gave a speech,](https://twitter.com/espn/status/1564426744563654658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1564426744563654658%7Ctwgr%5E9343859164af5dc91b7a6f8dc8d119a12deed2e9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2022%2F08%2Fserena-williams-2022-us-open-surprise-celebration) wearing Williams' favorite color pink, honoring the 40-year-old tennis player and [ Gayle King conducted the post-game interview ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2022/08/29/us-open-serena-williams-fan-tribute-first-round/50657057/)with Williams, sharing a personal tribute video [ narrated by Oprah Winfrey. ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/05/25/laverne-cox-barbie-doll/9930188002/) [Beyoncé](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/06/16/beyonce-renaissance-new-album-2022/7644395001/)?! [ posted a two-second clip](https://twitter.com/Choni_/status/1564398225099853826) of Cox in the audience cheering, tweeting "#Beyoncé at the #USOpen." Other verified famous faces in the crowd included It's not unlikely to see the singer cheer Williams on during this year's US Open. it’s @Lavernecox," the user said. With Cox's face mostly covered by the PPE, users on Twitter got excited thinking that Beyoncé was in the crowd to support Williams. [Spike Lee](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/03/16/cannes-film-festival-spike-lee-leads-jury-president-pandemic/4717557001/), [Queen Latifah](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/06/08/queen-latifah-red-table-talk-discusses-weight-journey-obesity-stigma/7539334001/) and [Hugh Jackman.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/04/27/hugh-jackman-his-bad-dancing-great-acting-bad-education/3010033001/) In fact, it was another icon: Cox. [dropped her "Renaissance" album](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/07/29/beyonce-renaissance-album-review/10176836002/) last month, [voiced a Gatorade advertisement](https://twitter.com/Gatorade/status/1564281725236101121) celebrating the tennis player Monday. But some necks turned and heads were scratched when it came to one spectator in the crowd who social media users thought was Beyoncé.

From designer Vera Wang to actor Hugh Jackman to even former president Bill Clinton, here's every celebrity who has attended the 2022 U.S. Open. (We'll update ...

Bella Hadid—along with her sister Gigi Hadid—has long been a fan of Serena Williams, and the Hadids are regular at the U.S. Spike Lee, a regular at Knicks games, was just as animated watching the tennis match. [Serena Williams's husband Alexis Ohanian](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/a40881542/alexis-ohanian-serena-williams-husband/), her daughter Olympia, sister Isha Price and mom Oracene Price all sat in Williams's box to cheer her on. The U.S. While Gigi was not in attendance last night, Bella was pictured getting really into the match—she sat with the rapper Offset (left) and her boyfriend Marc Kalman (right). The Australian actress brought her girlfriend Ramona Agruma (pictured sitting next to Wilson) along. Tickets were a hot commodity; [after Williams announced her decision to step away from the sport](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/a40847142/serena-williams-tennis-retirement/) she has dominated for so long, [prices jumped over 300%](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/when-does-serena-williams-play-at-the-u-s-open-ticket-prices-for-her-match-hit-nearly-1-000-11661737255). Olympia wore her hair in braids with white beads, channeling her mom's hairstyle from her first-ever U.S. [to watch Serena Williams play](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/a40981632/how-to-watch-stream-serena-williams-2022-us-open/) ahead of her retirement, the stars were absolutely out in full force. From designer Vera Wang to actor Hugh Jackman to even former president Bill Clinton, here's every celebrity who has attended the 2022 U.S. (We'll update this post as the tournament goes on.) [the U.S.

Rafael Nadal opens his bid for a 23rd Grand Slam title at the US Open on Tuesday as world number one Iga Swiatek and defending champion Emma Raducanu ...

"New York is kind of always alive. You just feel a bit out of it," she said. The match, I try my best without putting all the effort there on the serve," Nadal said. "It's just one of those weird days where you feel a bit like nothing... But, you know, the tournament is great. "I wouldn't choose it as a place to live because I'm more of a person that needs a calm place with the proper environment to rest," Swiatek said on the eve of the tournament.

Ukraine's Daria Snigur pulled off a stunning 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 upset of seventh seed Simona Halep of Romania in the first round of the US Open in New York.

I want to say, thank you all.” “For Ukraine, for my family … Ukraine’s Daria Snigur pulled off a stunning 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 upset of seventh seed Simona Halep of Romania in the first round of the US Open in New York.

NEW YORK: Serena Williams said she is "staying vague" over her expected retirement from tennis after reaching the US Open second round on Monday (Tuesday in ...

"I think now's the time. I call it evolution," she added. I will still be crazy, I'll still be intense. A love service game gave the American a 5-3 lead and a final break of the night gave her victory. I love this game. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam title winner, said earlier this month that she was "evolving away" from tennis and that "the countdown" was on for her retirement after 27 years as a professional.

1 p.m.. Serena Williams will be back under the lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday. Williams will play the leadoff match of the night session in the main ...

Then it was the 42-year-old Venus Williams, returning to the tournament she first won 25 years ago. ___ Open night session, which had more than 29,000 fans. That helped draw the largest crowd ever for a U.S. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia. She will face No.

Serena Williams said she is "staying vague" over her expected retirement from tennis after reaching the US Open second round on Monday.

She added: “I think now’s the time. I will still be crazy, I’ll still be intense. A love service game gave the American a 5-3 lead and a final break of the night gave her victory. I love this game. That kind of form prompted her to reveal that she was on the brink of retirement and hinting that this US Open would be her farewell. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam title winner, said earlier this month that she was “evolving away” from tennis and that “the countdown” was on for her retirement after 27 years as a professional.

The Williams sisters are also playing doubles and will play their first match Thursday. They have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles during their careers, most ...

“She’s a legend, she won so many Grand Slams so I knew she would raise her level and take the energy of the crowd,” Van Uytvanck said. “So Venus, of course, as always very low-key, Venus will probably finish the last match and be like, yeah, by the way, that's it. “I think that it would very much surprise me if Venus Williams doesn't retire as well at the U.S. Will we see Venus Williams back on the singles court at the U.S. “It'll be interesting to see what Venus does now because I just can't see one playing without the other,” Stubbs added. A winner of 49 singles titles, including seven Grand Slam crowns, Venus won the U.S. But after Van Uytvanck hit a crosscourt winner in the tiebreak to earn a match point, the Belgian closed it out with a volley winner. Williams quickly walked off the court. That's what matters most is to do things on her own terms. It was just the second time she has lost in the first round of her home Slam. Playing in her 23rd U.S. Open, her older sister Venus could not follow suit with a victory.

Iga Świątek crushed Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-0 to reach the second round of the US Open. The Polish star is chasing a third grand slam title, ...

The Polish player was very unsuccessful in the first balls and she was losing 2-7. Then she won six balls in a row and was leading. Magda Linette was less lucky and she lost to Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 4-6, 7-6.

Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are among the stars in first-round action Tuesday at the US Open, as the bottom half of the draw kicks into ...

Hurkacz meets [Oscar Otte](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/oscar-otte/o449/overview) for the second time this year, after the Pole battled through in three sets in the pair’s clash in Indian Wells in March. Rublev takes on [Laslo Djere](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/laslo-djere/db63/overview), the Serbian fresh from reaching his maiden tour-level hard-court final in Winston-Salem last week. The seventh-seeded Briton will hope to continue that form over five sets in his opening clash in New York against Frenchman [Benoit Paire](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/benoit-paire/pd31/overview). [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) trophy, but a host of talented stars from the southern European nation is looking to change that this fortnight in New York. [View Singles Draw](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current/us-open/560/draws?matchType=Singles) The Spaniard’s first task after three years away is a first-round meeting against 21-year-old [Rinky Hijikata](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rinky-hijikata/h0bh/overview), the Australian wild card making his Grand Slam debut. The 19-year-old will be hoping for a fast start to his campaign against Baez as he looks to add a Grand Slam triumph to his stellar 2022 season in which he has claimed four tour-level titles, including two ATP Masters 1000 crowns. The six-time tour-level titlist plays tournament debutant So just looking for every single practice to be better and better, just be competitive from the first round. Nadal, who is the current No. “It's one of the most important places in my tennis career, without a doubt. [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) stadium in 2019, he defeated [Daniil Medvedev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview) in five sets to clinch his fourth [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) crown.

A day after her sister Serena advanced to the second round of the singles play at US Open tennis tournament, Venus Williams was not as fortunate, losing in ...

"Right now I'm just focused on the doubles," she said, adding with a smile that it was Serena's idea. "It was definitely the longest time I have been away from tennis and been without a racquet in my hand," she said referring to her yearlong gap between competitive matches that ended earlier this month. Williams was also asked about her sister moving away from the sport and whether Serena has needed her support.

Serena Williams faces a busy schedule in her Flushing Meadows farewell as she takes on second-seed Anett Kontaveit on Wednesday and brings her sister act ...

"I feel like it's been very important for her to be a part of this. The pair have never played before. They lost in the quarter-final of their last U.S. "It was Serena's idea. Open doubles on Thursday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

There will be a new champion at the U.S. Open this year. Defending champion Emma Raducanu lost to Alize Cornet of France in the first round.

Now when I have to serve for the match, I try to stay in the moment. 13 Jelena Ostapenko in the second round at the French Open and No. 15 Simona Halep in the fourth round at the Australian Open. I think about what I have to do. 1 Iga Swiatek in the third round at Wimbledon, No. “I guess I’m getting old, I’m getting more mature.

An average of 2.7 million people in the US tuned in to ESPN on Monday night to watch what could have been the last singles match of Serena Williams's ...

Fortunately for the network -- and tennis fans -- the 23-time Grand Slam champion prevailed in the first round at the US Open, The audience was the biggest ever for the first day of the tournament, according to ESPN. An average of 2.7 million people in the US tuned in to ESPN on Monday night to watch what could have been the last singles match of Serena Williams’s decorated tennis career.

Venus Williams took the court on Tuesday to play in her 23rd career U.S. Open tournament. The two-time champion ended up losing to Belgian Alison Van ...

[Reacting to Serena’s Triumphant Opening Act of Her Farewell Tour](https://www.si.com/tennis/2022/08/30/serena-williams-first-round-win-farewell-tour-us-open?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story) [Serena Williams Honored With Tribute After U.S. Open First-Round Win](https://www.si.com/tennis/2022/08/30/serena-williams-honored-with-tribute-after-u-s-open-first-round-win-video?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story) [Serena Williams’s Most Memorable Matches at the U.S. [LeBron Explains His Grand Plan, to Play in the NBA With Bronny … [doubles match with her younger sister](https://www.si.com/tennis/2022/08/27/venus-serena-williams-doubles-tournament-us-open-wild-card) which takes place on Thursday. Open doubles titles (’99, 2009). The two-time champion ended up losing to Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck 6–1, 7–6(5).

Rafael Nadal defeated Rinky Hijikata in four sets at the US Open on Tuesday to reach the second round. The four-time champion will next play Fabio Fognini, ...

The lefty lost his opening match at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati against eventual champion [Borna Coric](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/borna-coric/cg80/overview). The contender for a place at the [Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/intesa-sanpaolo-next-gen-atp-finals/7696/overview) came out firing, playing aggressively to keep Nadal from dominating the action. [‘Welcome To The Big House’: Hijikata Relishing Rafa Clash](/en/news/hijikata-us-open-2022-feature) [Rinky Hijikata](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rinky-hijikata/h0bh/overview) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 at Flushing Meadows, where he is competing for the first time since he won the 2019 title. [Daniil Medvedev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview), [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) and [Casper Ruud](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview) all must reach at least the final to have a chance of preventing the Spaniard from capturing the top spot. The Australian hit 11 winners to just six unforced errors in the first set, unleashing roars to the New York crowd to celebrate some of his best shots. [Australian Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/australian-open/580/overview). The 21-year-old had gained experience in a big match earlier this month in Los Cabos, where he made World No. Nadal leads the pair’s ATP Head2Head series 13-4. [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) Stadium. Night sessions are the best," Nadal said. [Rafael Nadal](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview) to discover his rhythm on Tuesday evening at the [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview), but the four-time champion found it to advance to the second round.

Raducanu, who won the U.S. Open women's singles title as a qualifier without dropping a set last year, fell to Alizé Cornet in straight sets.

Cornet pushed the set to 3-2 with a backhand winner, and she then tied the set at three games apiece without giving up any points. Open is Cornet’s 63rd consecutive appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, While the U.S. Cornet went on to take the set, 6-3, with a forehand winner. The match would have been significant for Cornet even if she had lost. “In a way the target will be off my back slightly. Cornet achieved the best Grand Slam result of her career earlier this year at the Australian Open, where she reached the quarterfinals [before losing to Danielle Collins](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/sports/tennis/collins-australian-open.html), who went on to [reach the final.](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/29/sports/tennis/barty-collins-australian-open.html) The crowd responded with several people yelling “c’mon, Emma.” Cornet and Raducanu stepped into a breezy Louis Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday as the American flag hanging above the court moved swiftly from the start of the match through the end. The match got off to a close start, with each player splitting the first six games. “I’m sorry I beat her tonight but I’m really happy with my performance,” Cornet said on the court after the match. 1 Iga Swiatek](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/02/sports/tennis/swiatek-cornet-wimbledon.html) in straight sets in the third round of Wimbledon.

As the tough, intense first set between Alizé Cornet and Emma Raducanu arrived at its decisive moment, with Cornet serving at 5-3, the Briton did everything ...

Over the summer, as the US Open drew closer, Raducanu acknowledged the possibility that she could lose the 2,040 points she gained in 2021. She is a better tennis player than Raducanu at this moment in time, something that was reflected in the result. Then Raducanu pieced together her cleanest stretch of ball striking and nailed a winning backhand down the line to break for 3-1. She finally reached her first grand slam quarter-final in emotional scenes at the Australian Open and she has beaten Iga Swiatek, Simona Halep, Garbiñe Muguruza and Jelena Ostapenko in majors this year. Cornet, the world No 40, is not only one of the highest ranked players to miss out on a top 32 seeding, she is also enjoying the best grand slam year of her career. In challenging, windy conditions, Raducanu received her most brutal reality check yet as her US Open title defence ended at the first hurdle in a 6-3, 6-3 loss.

Emma Raducanu, who made a dream run to the U.S. Open title last year, suffered a nightmare 6-3 6-3 first round loss to Frenchwoman Alize Cornet on Tuesday ...

Open champion to lose in the first round since Germany's Angelique Kerber in 2017. "I guess I'm getting old. "But also, in a way happy because it's a clean slate. "I can just start again," said Raducanu. "I don't know what my ranking will be. NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Emma Raducanu, who made a dream run to the U.S.

Serena Williams will again be centre of attention as the US Open enters its third day, while Andy Murray is also back in action.

Fernandez (14) v L. Haddad Maia v B. L. Paul (29) v S. B. Jabeur (5) v E. Kyrgios (23) v B. Berrettini (13) Auger-Aliassime (6) Sakkari (3) Kontaveit (2) Gauff (12)

Britain's Emma Raducanu gestures during her 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women's singles first round match against France's Alize Cornet at the USTA Billie ...

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Second seed Rafael Nadal overcame an early scare to down 21-year-old Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 Tuesday in his first appearance at ...

"Long wait - for some time I thought that maybe I will not be able to be back," Nadal said in an on-court interview after the match. Open after winning in 2019. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Emma Raducanu, who made a dream run to the US Open title last year, suffered a nightmare first-round defeat to Frenchwoman Alize Cornet; the Briton becomes ...

[skysports.com/tennis](http://www.skysports.com/tennis), our Twitter account [@skysportstennis](https://twitter.com/SkySportsTennis) & Sky Sports - on the go! To be top 100, if you told me that a year ago, I'd take it." "I feel like my level is just better," said the Pole. The target will be off my back slightly. It's probably my favourite tournament," said Raducanu. Climb my way back up.

Emma Raducanu becomes the first defending US Open champion to lose in the first round since Germany's Angelique Kerber in 2017.

But the Briton would answer with a break of her own and a second to go up 3-1. — US Open Tennis (@usopen) The 11th-seeded Briton becomes the first defending US Open champion to lose in the first round since Germany’s Angelique Kerber in 2017.

Rafael Nadal has been dealing with injuries that could threaten his career, but he earned a first-round victory over Rinky Hijikata at the U.S. Open.

“I am enjoying the fact I am here,” he said. “I was a little nervous, but I remembered I didn’t have anything to lose going into that match, playing an older and more experienced player,” said Tien, who is considering college and will compete in the junior U.S. [Emma Raducanu](https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-09-11/emma-raducanu-defeats-leylah-fernandez-us-open-womens-title) of Britain, who has struggled since she won the U.S. At the rate the American men are going, they will still be chasing that next Slam title by the time Tien is ready to play against the big boys. It was tough to see the once-dominant Williams, who debuted here in 1997 and won the title here twice, unable to cover the court. [It was] a day to just make the job done, and that’s what I did,” said Nadal, the No. [Australian Open](https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-01-30/rafael-nadal-wins-australian-open-for-21st-major-title) this year and followed up by [winning his beloved French Open](https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-06-05/rafael-nadal-defeats-casper-ruud-for-14th-french-open-title) for the 14th time, giving him a men’s-record 22 Grand Slam singles titles. “I just love being here, love playing here, the excitement of getting here, and the lead-up is all just — it never gets old. “I have what I have,” the four-time U.S. “In some way, [this] was not the day to play perfect. Nadal clinched it on his fifth match point, threading a fierce forehand down the line to secure a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 victory under the closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium. His chronic foot problems and recent abdominal tear now mean that any point might truly be the last of his career if his worn-out body won’t allow him to continue.