Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, Italy defended their Billie Jean King Cup title, Team ...
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka has been No. 1 all season. But Swiatek, with her wins at Wimbledon and Cincinnati, is building momentum.
NEW YORK — Anyone who thought Iga Świątek’s post-match routine Tuesday after her first-round U.S. Open win over Emiliana Arango might have involved a deep and serious dissection of her play would have ...
Anna Bondar pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the first round of the 2025 US Open. The world No. 97 delivered an outstanding performance to eliminate Elina Svitolina, ranked 13th in the WTA, in ...
Hungary's Anna Bondar, ranked No. 97 in the world, took advantage of shaky play by No. 12 Elina Svitolina and upset the Ukrainian, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday evening.