Coco Gauff has had an easy start to her US Open title defence, rolling to a 6-2 6-0 victory over Varvara Gracheva of France.

The first round of the U.S. Open begins on Monday as the world’s top players battle for Grand Slam glory in New York.

Coco Gauff isn’t exactly in prime form as she prepares to becomes the first woman to win consecutive U.S. Open titles since Serena Williams won three straight from 2012-14.

West Indies have smashed 13 sixes in their innings to beat South Africa by 30 runs and secure the Twenty20 international series with a game to spare.

Novak Djokovic said he remains eager to continue making history as he begins his U.S. Open title defence only three weeks after winning a coveted gold medal at the Paris Games to cement his status as the greatest tennis player in history.

For Naomi Osaka, returning to the U.S. Open is more about reliving childhood memories than revisiting her past successes, the Japanese player said on Saturday.

Emerging Australian tennis star Rinky Hijikata has secured a career-high ranking with a mighty pre-US Open comeback win at the ATP Tour event in North Carolina.

American McCartney Kessler rallied in front of a friendly crowd , pulling off a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 upset of No. 4 seed Xinyu Wang of China in the second round of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland.

World number one Jannik Sinner failed two drug tests in March but has been cleared of wrongdoing by an independent tribunal, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Tuesday days before the Italian is set to play at the U.S. Open.

No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated No. 6 seed Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and 15 minutes to win the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio.

Italian world number one Jannik Sinner played through a nagging hip issue to beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev 7-6(9) 5-7 7-6(4) and reach the final of the Cincinnati Open where he will face Frances Tiafoe.

Alex de Minaur said he will play in this month’s US Open, weeks after withdrawing from the Paris Olympics due to a hip injury.