Old foes Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki will meet under the lights in the second round of the U.S. Open, rekindling a long-dormant rivalry.

Two-time U.S. Open champion Venus Williams suffered her most lopsided loss in 24 appearances at the Grand Slam tournament with a 6-1 6-1 defeat at the hands of qualifier Greet Minnen in the first round on Tuesday.

Carlos Alcaraz has already surrendered the number one world ranking and will be in no mood to give up his U.S. Open title as well when the Spaniard begins the defence of his Flushing Meadows crown.

Novak Djokovic made a winning return to the U.S. Open by storming past Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-0 6-2 6-3 on Monday to reclaim the world number one ranking and take the first step towards matching Margaret Court’s record haul of 24 Grand Slams.

Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe opened their respective bids to become the first American man to win a Grand Slam title in 20 years with routine victories at the U.S. Open on Monday.

American Jack Sock will retire from tennis after the U.S. Open, the former world number eight said on Sunday.

Carlos Alcaraz fended off a match point en route to a 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Hubert Hurkacz to reach the Cincinnati Open final, where he will meet Novak Djokovic in a rematch of last month’s riveting Wimbledon final.

Coco Gauff beat world number one Iga Swiatek for the first time in eight meetings to advance to the Cincinnati Open final as the American teenager’s level continues to rise ahead of the U.S. Open.

In the lead-up to the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands, Minister of Youth and Sports Jese Saukuru reminds the Suva Tennis Association that the Vodafone Suva Open competition holds particular significance.

American fourth seed Jessica Pegula sent a warning shot to her competitors ahead of the U.S. Open as she romped to a 6-1 6-0 victory over Liudmila Samsonova in the Canadian Open final in Montreal for her first title of the season.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz produced a thrilling comeback to beat Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(3) and reach the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open as the Wimbledon champion continues to refine his game ahead of the upcoming U.S. Open.

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the U.S. Open, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said as the Australian continues to recover from ankle and wrist injuries that have limited him to one tournament this season.