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Reuters
5 days ago
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- Reuters
Italian Berrettini withdraws from US Open
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Former world number six Matteo Berrettini has withdrawn from the U.S. Open, tournament organisers said on Thursday. The Italian, currently ranked 59th, has not competed since a first-round lost at Wimbledon in June after he had recovered from an abdominal injury. Berretini skipped the Swiss Open in Gstaad, and the Masters 1000 events in Toronto and Cincinnati ahead of the Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows, where he reached the semi-finals in 2019. American Brandon Holt will take his place in the main draw of the U.S. Open, where singles action begins on August 24.
The Hindu
6 days ago
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- The Hindu
Basavareddy among eight men's players to receive US Open 2025 singles main draw wildcard
Nishesh Basavareddy is one of eight men's players to receive a US Open 2025 singles main draw wildcard entry, the tournament organiser revealed on Wednesday. The fourth Grand Slam of the year is slated to take place between August 24 and September 7 at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows in New York. A look at the 8 men who received singles main draw wild cards at the 2025 US Open! 👇 — US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 13, 2025 The US Tennis Association (USTA) today announced six American men — Brandon Holt, Basavareddy, Tristan Boyer, Emilio Nava, Stefan Dostanic and Darwin Blanch — were awarded. Australian Tristan Schoolkate and Frenchman Valentin Royer were also handed wildcards as part of the USTA's reciprocal agreements with Tennis Australia and the French Tennis Federation. U.S. Open 2025 men's singles main draw wildcard Nishesh Basavareddy Tristan Boyer Brandon Holt Emilio Nava Stefan Dostanic Darwin Blanch Valentin Royer Tristan Schoolkate
New York Times
6 days ago
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- New York Times
U.S. Open wild cards: Venus Williams headlines with 25th singles draw appearance
The U.S. Open has announced its singles wild cards for 2025, led by two-time champion Venus Williams, who will make her 25th main-draw appearance at the age of 45. Williams, who made her return to tennis after 16 months out at July's Citi Open in Washington, D.C., won the tournament in 2000 and 2001. She beat then-world No. 35 Peyton Stearns in her first match back, before losing to Magdalena Fręch of Poland. She then received a wild card into the Cincinnati Open, where she lost to Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain. Advertisement Fellow Americans Clervie Ngounoue, Julieta Pareja and Alyssa Ahn also received direct wild cards. On the men's side, Brandon Holt, Nishesh Basavareddy, Tristan Boyer received direct wild cards, along with Darwin Blanch. Caty McNally and Emilio Nava won the U.S. Tennis Association's 'Wild Card Challenge,' which rewards performance in hard-court events in the run-up to the event. McNally, who had elbow surgery in 2024, will make her first main-draw appearance since 2021; Nava last made the main draw in 2023. Reciprocal arrangements with the French and Australian tennis associations see Caroline Garcia and Talia Gibson join the women's quotient, while Valentin Royer and Tristan Schoolkate round out the men's. Valerie Glozman of Stanford and Stefan Dostanic of Wake Forest won the college tennis wild card playoffs earlier this year, and also enter the main draw. Of the home hopes, Blanch's selection stands out. Widely regarded as one of the most promising rising talents in American men's junior tennis, the 17-year-old did not receive a wild card last year, despite having gotten into two ATP main draws through his links to IMG at the Madrid and Miami Opens, both of which are one rung below a Grand Slam. The main draw begins Sunday Aug. 24 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows. Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner are the defending women's and men's singles champions. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
