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A fan proposed in the stands inside Louis Armstrong Stadium during Aryna Sabalenka's third-round win over Leylah Fernandez on Friday night.

Novak Djokovic shook off a back problem early in the match to beat Cam Norrie on Friday night and at 38 become the oldest man to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open since Jimmy Connors was the same age in 1991.

Gauff spotted Biles in the crowd during the second set and called the Olympian an inspiration.

Ben Shelton quit during his third-round match at the U.S. Open on Friday because of a left shoulder injury.

Gauff knew she needed to make a change to her serve -- and she took a gamble, hiring a new coach just days before the US Open.

Randy Moffitt, a reliever who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball and was the younger brother of tennis great Billie Jean King, has died after an extended illness at the age of 76.

Carlos Alcaraz overcame a knee issue that prompted a medical timeout to advance past Luciano Darderi in the third round of the US Open on Friday.

US Open organizers insist the conditions are the same as last year. But players disagree. The catch: They can't decide if they're faster or slower.

Tommy Paul outlasted Nuno Borges 7-6 (6), 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 7-5 in a second-round US Open match that lasted 4 hours, 25 minutes, ending at 1:46 a.m.

Coco Gauff was broken four times and had seven double faults in the first set, but still managed to gut out a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over Donna Vekic in the second round of the US Open.