Piotr Szczerek, the man who took tennis player Kamil Majchrzak's hat from a young fan at the US Open, apologized on social media and said he has returned it.
No. 8 seed Alex De Minaur defeated qualifier Leandro Riedi 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 on Monday to move into the quarterfinals of the US Open. He awaits the winner of the Andrey Rublev vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime match.
Novak Djokovic from dominated qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday night at the US Open to reach his record-extending 64th Grand Slam quarterfinal.
No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz, the only American remaining in the US Open men's singles draw, reached his third straight quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows with a straight-sets win over Tomas Machac on Sunday night.
Barbora Krejcikova fought off eight match points in a second set that ended with a 25-minute tiebreaker before outlasting American Taylor Townsend 1-6, 7-6 (13), 6-3 in a back-and-forth thriller Sunday at the US Open.
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz earned a straightforward 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 win over Arthur Rinderknech -- that featured a behind-the-back shot -- to reach his 13th major quarterfinal on Sunday.
Tennis player Sorana Cirstea said the trophy she received after winning a recent women's tournament in Cleveland was stolen from her New York hotel room while she was playing in the US Open.
No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula, the 2024 US Open runner-up, advanced to the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows for a second straight year with a 6-1, 6-2 win over fellow American Ann Li.