Emma Sapong

Biz journo and tennis-obsessed Kru geh. Reported for @mprnews, @thebuffalonews, @sanduskyregistr, @icollegian

[Rafa Nadal @RafaelNadal]

Mil gracias a todos
Many thanks to all
Merci beaucoup à tous
Grazie mille à tutti
谢谢大家
شكرا لكم جميعا
תודה לכולכם
Obrigado a todos
Vielen Dank euch allen
Tack alla
Хвала свима
Gràcies a tots

[US Open Tennis @usopen]

It's all about the company you keep. 😄

[Emma Sapong @EmmaSapong]

🥹🥲

[US Open Tennis @usopen]

Coco Gauff went from being a kid in the stands to a US Open champion.

Anything is possible.

[US Open Tennis @usopen]

Coco Gauff went from being a kid in the stands to a US Open champion.

Anything is possible.

[Ave @SebastianAvenue]

Liberian Girl.

The amount of cameos are ridiculous !!! https://t.co/2Nb3o3Vszn

[Paul Tosto @PaulTosto]

Good story. @EmmaSapong wrote deeply on this a few years ago for @MPRnews re: medical profession's seeming indifference to sickle cell in adults. She quoted 1 Minnesotan: "Sometimes they think I'm faking." https://t.co/dDElCWpgvS

[Olly Tennis 🎾 🇬🇧 @Olly_Tennis_]

They’re crying next to each other. Rafa, Roger. Please make it stop. 🥹

[Ben Rothenberg @BenRothenberg]

¡Otro nuevo Rey Carlos!

19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz wins the #USOpen and becomes the youngest ATP #1, beating Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 in the final.

The heir apparent all year, Carlos takes the crown convincingly and deservedly.

This is just the beginning of his reign.

[Giancarlo Navas @gnavas103]

Alcaraz punches in the new age of tennis. The prince has been coronated with a title and the number one ranking. The sport still runs through Nadal and Novak but this tournament felt like a changing of the guard.

Tennis is in great, young hands.

[The Associated Press @AP]

Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcaster best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad, has died. He was 82. https://t.co/S7CcGSobwK

[Ben Rothenberg @BenRothenberg]

If you don’t know Frances Tiafoe’s tennis origin story, you should.

From sleeping in a spare room at the Maryland tennis center where his father was a maintenance man, all the way to the #USOpen quarterfinals.

By @lizclarketweet in 2014:

https://t.co/7nUiCwa0bq

[Rhiannon Potkey @RPotkey]

I was pretty disappointed after this loss. But my coach told me to save this photo because “one day that girl will win a lot of Grand Slams.”

I am glad I listened. Thank you #Serena for a lifetime of inspiration. 🐐

[Ben Rothenberg @BenRothenberg]

At long last, men’s tennis has a truly open Grand Slam draw.

One of these men will win the #USOpen:

Kyrgios
Khachanov
Berrettini
Ruud
Ivashka
Sinner
Cilic*
Alcaraz
Rublev
Tiafoe

*only past Slam winner in the bunch, at 2014 US Open.

[Serena Williams @serenawilliams]

A must read.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Serena Williams said she planned to retire from tennis after playing in this year’s U.S. Open.
https://t.co/zClGxsuM4k

[Coco Gauff @CocoGauff]

finalsss🥺🤍 @rolandgarros

[Sports Illustrated @SInow]

Serena Williams let her fans on Instagram know that she is planning a tennis comeback this year https://t.co/eF7LRk08zx

[Jil Teichmann @jilteichmann]

Everyone needs to be more ‘Rafa’ in their lives. What a mentality, what a warrior, what an inspiration! 🤩
#AusOpen

[Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 @christophclarey]

Rafael Nadal stands alone in men’s #tennis. Wins a record 21st Grand Slam singles title, breaking his tie with Federer and Djokovic, with a genuinely phenomenal 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5 victory over Daniil Medvedev in the #AusOpen final

Five hours and 24 minutes of true grit

[The Associated Press @AP]

Ash Barty has won the Australian Open singles tennis title over Danielle Collins, ending a 44-year drought for Australian women. Barty recovered from 5-1 down in the second set to win the final 6-3, 7-6 (2). https://t.co/TFNqpiNZVH