The US Open
US Open 2024 Women’s Day 3
Last year’s losing finalist Aryna Sabalenka kept her exertions in steaming heat to a minimum on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-1 second-round win at the US Open.
The double Australian Open winner who claimed a tuneup title this month at Cincinnati, rolled over Italian No. 76 Lucia Bronzetti in 61 minutes to beat the weather on a day when the heat effect rule for three-set matches was in effect.
Sabalenka, who lost the final here in 2023 to Coco Gauff, showed her best game on the cement, where she has lifted 13 of her 15 career titles. She never faced a break point while breaking her opponent four times.
“I’m super happy with the level today. She’s really tough opponent.
“Even though the score doesn’t look like that, it wasn’t easy playing her.
“I’m just super happy to win this match in two sets.”
Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen staged a comeback aided in part by 20 aces to defeat Erika Andreeva 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-2, with the Chinese winner coming on strong in the final set.
“When I entered the match today I felt the conditions pretty tough,” she said. “My body is not used to (it) yet.
“I felt slow reaction since the beginning. But the longer I stay on court, I see the balls better.
“I move my legs better, and I serve better. The more times I am on court, the more I feel the tennis was at least better than the first set.”
2017 finalist Madison Keys and Belgian Elise Mertens face off in the third round after both advanced past Australian opponents.
Keys defeated qualifier Moya Joint 6-4, 6-0 while Mertens beat Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3, 6-2.
New York-born Spaniard Paula Badosa knocked out Taylor Townsend 6-3, 7-5 to reach the third round here for the first time.
Her next opponent will be Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse, who upset reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, 6-4, 7-5, sweeping the last four games of their second-rounder.

Harriet Dart tries to keep cool – by Mark Greenwood, International Sports Fotos Ltd
Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine handed Brit Harriet Dart a loss, 7-6 (10), 6-1. Ekaterina Alexandrova put out 16-year-old American Iva Jovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Main photo Aryna Sabalenka winning first round match – by Mark Greenwood, International Sports Fotos Ltd
The Australian Open
Wimbledon goes modern with electronic reviews
Wimbledon will bow to the high-tech future by introducing limited electronic reviews of line calls on major courts at the Championships, the club revealed on Saturday.
The All England Club will allow the technology on showcourts including Centre Court, No. 1 and four others. During controversial moments, competitors will be allowed to ask the chair umpire for a review of the point in question.
The wizardry is coming late to Wimbledon having been used at the US Open since 2023 and later adapted by the Australian Open. Roland Garros relies on marks in its clay surface to determine line calls.
Under the rules, players can ask for the review any number of times, with electronic line-calling now in effect at the grass-court major for a second year after the 2025 elimination of human line judges.
ATP
Sinner claims full house with Indian Wells win
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner became the youngest man to complete the full set of hard-court victories by beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (8) 7-6 (7) in the searing heat of Indian Wells.
The 24 year old Italian, didn’t face a break point during the final nor did he drop a set on his way to claiming his first title of the year and his 25th overall.
Sinner has won both hard court Grand Slams, with victories at the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025 and at the US Open in 2024.
In addition he has lifted all six Masters 1000 series hard court titles – adding the Indian Wells title to victories in Miami, Toronto, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris plus the season-ending ATP Finals.
Only Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have achieved the same feat.
Main photo:- Jannik Sinner lifts Indian Wells Trophy – by ATPTour.com
Indian wells
Her way or the highway for Raducanu on court
Emma Raducanu remained defiant at the start of the Indian Wells Masters that if she does hire a new coach, it might not be to try and shape her game.
The Brit who won the 2021 US Open as a qualifier and then suffered a four-year drop in form due to injury, is in the market for a mentor – but only if he or she conforms to her vision for her tennis.
“Right now, it’s more about bringing my instincts back out, getting back in touch with myself,” the 23-year-old told the BBC. “I have had a lot of people telling me what to do, how to play, and it hasn’t necessarily fit.
“So I want to come back to my natural way of playing. That takes time to relearn because that’s something that has been coached out of me a little bit.
“I don’t necessarily want to have one coach in the role because anyone I bring in is straight away going to be scrutinised – even if it’s a trial.
“I might feel the pressure to stick with them, even if it’s not necessarily the right decision.
“I would love to have a coach that works well, but I don’t think it’s necessarily going to be easy to find one person and they are going to check every box.”
Raducanu reached a WTA fiak in early February after exiting in the Australian Open second round. She lost both matches she played last month in the Gulf, at Doha and Dubai.
She is entering the first Masters of the season with former coach Mark Petchey filling in ad hoc in between his TV broadcast commentating duties.
But that solution is temporary. “With Mark I knew he’d be in Indian Wells so I asked him to come out a few days earlier just to do some stuff with me on the court and try to feel back in a better way with my game,” the No. 24 said.
“At the start of the year I didn’t feel too good but the last few days I’ve been feeling better.
“It’s not something that has really been organised going forward but I knew he would be here and it’s been great, I always love being on court with him.”
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