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South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane won her second major title on Saturday, with victory by default in the US Open women’s wheelchair doubles final.
The 19-year-old Coco Gauff battled to a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Aryna Sabalenka at the Arthur Ashe Stadium -- where as a child she had watched the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, dominate.
Novak Djokovic charged into a record 47th Grand Slam semi-final at the US Open with a straight-sets win over Taylor Fritz, while home favourite Coco Gauff did not disappoint either.
Alexander Zverev was serving in the fourth set of his last 16 US Open victory over Italy's Jannik Sinner on the Arthur Ashe Stadium when the drama unfolded.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek crashed out of the US Open on Sunday after defeat by Jelena Ostapenko and will lose her number one ranking.
The 19-year-old American Coco Gauff won the last six games of the match from 3-0 down in the second set to snap a seven-match losing streak against top-10 opposition.
World number one and defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek advanced to the semi-finals at Roland Garros after a straight sets win over American teenager Coco Gauff on Wednesday.
Poland's Iga Swiatek continued to dominate the WTA rankings, with the only notable change the exit of Estonia's Annett Kontaveit from the Top 20.
Coco Gauff had been favourite to defeat Ostapenko, but the 25-year-old was always in control to ensure that Gauff must wait at least a bit longer for a first major title.
In-form Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff wasted little time in racing into the second round of the Australian Open on the opening day, briskly swatting aside their opponents in bright sunshine on Monday.
Coco Gauff said she had no problems playing indoors after taking just 73 minutes for her 6-3, 6-2 victory over China's Zhu Lin who had earlier knocked out Venus Williams.
Officially, the U. S. Open kept on trucking as it rode the contrails of a Serena Williams-inducted ticket rush.
Michelle Obama hailed Serena for her rise to super-stardom from the tough Californian neighbourhood of Compton to sporting and cultural icon.
Azarenka was to have joined the likes of Rafael Nadal, Coco Gauff, John McEnroe, Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek at the event organised to coincide with Ukraine's Independence Day celebrations.
Rising teenager Emma Raducanu came out on the tening side of a generational clash against tennis icon Serena Williams with a 6-4 6-0 win in their first-round meeting at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday.
Zverev only returned to the practice court last Sunday after the injury he suffered during his semi-final against Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros in June.