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#GDLOpen | Sloane Stephens beat fifth seed Janice Tjen in two tiebreaks – 7-6(4), 7-6(3) – to book a place in the last eight in Guadalajara.
Stephens, through to her first quarter-final since her title run in Rouen in 2024, takes on Peyton Stearns next.
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JTCC alum Frances Tiafoe has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, according to ATP Tour live rankings.
This comes just a few weeks after a wrist procedure in August.
We are so happy for you, Big Foe 🙌
CAREER-HIGH RANKING | Frances Tiafoe will be the new world No 8 following his US Open semi-final run.
The 28-year-old American now has his sights set on qualifying for the ATP Finals for the first time.
Speaking to press Friday, Big Foe said: “I want to be there, I want to play.
“That’s a testament to the year that you played really well from top to bottom and that’s something I really want to do.
“It was a big thing I wrote on my vision board and I want to get there.”
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On this date in 1999, a star was born!
A 17-year-old Serena Williams earned her first career Grand Slam title after defeating Martina Hingis to win the US Open. She has since amassed an Open Era record 23 Grand Slam titles 🤯
CAREER SLAM TINGS | Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova have completed the career Grand Slam as a team.
The No 1 seeds beat American wildcards Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 in Friday’s #USOpen doubles final.
During her victory speech, Townsend said:
“I take a lot of pride in this being a black woman here. It’s two black women here in this final. They’re two black men in the semi-finals and this is a phenomenal time for tennis, for inspiration, for representation.
“Chanda [Rubin, trophy presentation MC and former world No 6], it means a lot for you to be standing here as well, because you paved the way for us as well so thank you.
“This is a phenomenal time for tennis and it’s just getting started.”