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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
TopicUS Open

Topic: US Open

Chaos at US Open as photographer walks on court, Medvedev melts down

Incident occurred when Benjamin Bonzi was readying his second serve. The chair umpire reset it to a first serve, prompting Medvedev’s outburst, halting the match for 6 minutes.

Novak Djokovic defeats Ben Shelton to reach his 10th US Open Final

He next faces the winner of a match between top seed and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and third seed Daniil Medvedev.

Stan Wawrinka, 38, becomes oldest man to win singles clash at US open since 1992

Wawrinka made his comeback to the tennis circuit in March 2022 after more than a year out following two operations on his left foot, and ranks 49th in top 100 in the world.

Lakshya Sen bows out of US Open badminton tournament after semifinal loss

Sen, the Commonwealth Games champion lost to the world number seven and All-England Champion Li Shifeng by 17-21, 24-22, 17-21 in a hard-fought match that lasted an hour & 16 minutes.

As vaccine mandate ends in US, Novak Djokovic will be able to participate in US open

World number one Tennis player unvaccinated against Covid-19, missed the US Open in 2022 due to his vaccine status.

Tennis legend Serena Williams bids farewell to the sport after third-round loss at US Open

Serena, only a few weeks away from turning 41 & one of the greatest sportswomen the world of tennis has seen, lost the match 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1 to Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia on Friday

Emma Raducanu & Leylah Fernandez — 2 teenagers who drew on mixed heritage to wow at US Open

UK’s Raducanu beat Canada’s giant-slaying Fernandez in the final, becoming the first qualifier in men’s or women’s singles to win a grand slam in the Open Era of tennis.

Novak Djokovic can be the GOAT of tennis. But he won’t be loved like Nadal and Federer

Novak Djokovic now shares record 20 Grand Slam men’s singles titles with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. And yet he is the clear outcast in the tennis' Big Three.

Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after hitting line judge with ball

During his fourth-round match, Djokovic angrily smacked a ball behind him which flew right at the line judge, who dropped to her knees at the back of the court and reached for her neck.

India’s Sumit Nagal loses to Dominic Thiem in straight sets, exits US Open

Nagal lost 3-6 3-6 2-6 to the second-seeded Austrian Thiem, who celebrated his 27th birthday with a commanding performance at the Arthur Ashe stadium Thursday.

On Camera

Sergio Gor as US envoy raises red flags. Delhi must read the signal, be optimistic

Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any chances of a breakthrough.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.