From long matches to upsets to fun controversies, you can’t beat the excitement during the opening week of the 2021 U.S. Open.
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
Opinion: After successful US Open run, American Frances Tiafoe can be a huge star for tennis
With his U.S. Open run, Frances Tiafoe showed the swashbuckling, charismatic personality that could make him a crossover tennis star.
Opinion: Can Daniil Medvedev utilize his genius, stop Novak Djokovic’s march to history at US Open?
As he catapults toward a likely U.S. Open final against Novak Djokovic, are we going to see the best of Daniil Medvedev or the worst?
Opinion: Welcome to the hot seat, Ed Orgeron, who leads college football Misery Index after Week 1
Just two seasons after LSU’s magical run to national title, Ed Orgeron is in trouble, the magnitude of which came into focus after LSU’s 38-27 loss.
Opinion: Naomi Osaka owes us nothing, but her future will loom over tennis world
Her future is now the dominant story in tennis, but Naomi Osaka doesn’t owe us anything and should take time to decide what she wants her life to be.
Opinion: Carlos Alcaraz bursts onto tennis’ big stage at the US Open, bringing star quality and flair
Carlos Alcaraz, 18, who entered the U.S. Open ranked No. 55, introduced himself in a major way Friday by knocking out No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Opinion: College football is evolving past coaches like Nick Rolovich, even if a few are still around
The question isn’t whether Washington State has to fire him; it’s how long and at what cost they will allow Rolovich’s self-immolation to continue.
‘A very magical place he goes:’ Alexander Zverev latest to question Stefanos Tsitsipas’ bathroom breaks
A day after Andy Murray went ballistic about Stefanos Tsitsipas’ long restroom breaks in the middle of matches, Alexander Zverev continued to pile-on.
Andy Murray fumes over excessively long bathroom break by opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas at US Open
Immediately after the bathroom break, Tsitsipas broke Murray’s serve and held on for an eventual 2-6, 7-6 (9-7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win in the first round.
Opinion: It makes no sense for U.S. Open to require fans but not players to be vaccinated against COVID-19
In the stands, it was a model of how to return to normal in a COVID-19 world. On the court, the U.S. Open resembles society’s divisiveness.