Sabalenka will face plenty of tests over the fortnight, including a potential clashes with defending champion Coco Gauff in the semi-finals and world number one Iga Swiatek in the final.

Second-seeded Djokovic is chasing a raft of records at Flushing Meadows, where he opens his campaign against Moldovan qualifier Radu Albot.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz survive US Open first round wobbles as Naomi Osaka makes emotional return

The Belarusian was in tears as she complained of a migraine and then called for the doctor, who checked her blood pressure and gave her medication during a stoppage that lasted nearly five minutes

Carlos Alcaraz’s 15-match Grand Slam unbeaten run has ended at the U.S. Open with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round

Sinner will meet 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals

Now he is headed to the final four at the U.S. Open, where he will meet either No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria or No. 20 Frances Tiafoe of the United States

Emma Navarro had earlier defeated U.S. Open defending champion Coco Gauff

Jessica Pegula has shrugged off a sluggish start and come back from a set and a break down at the U.S. Open to defeat Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 for a berth in her first Grand Slam final

This would be Sinner’s second major final after winning the Australian Open earlier this year

Taylor Fritz has defeated a fading Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in an all-American matchup at the U.S. Open to reach his first Grand Slam final

Sabalenka claimed her third Grand Slam title after winning the Australian Open twice.

The world number one became the first Italian man to triumph in New York.

The 26-year-old from California believes his run to the US Open final is repeatable. Is his assessment of his ability and his chances in a new era of men’s tennis reasonable? And can he end a two-decade-long wait for a male singles Grand Slam champion from the USA?

Frech made her first WTA singles final last July in Prague but this was her maiden WTA 500 final and first on hard courts

Four groups have been playing in four cities to qualify for the eight-team Finals in Malaga, Spain, in November

WADA said it would seek "a period of ineligibility of between one and two years" for Italy's Jannik Sinner

WADA made the appeal announcement as Sinner was on court at the China Open, where the defending champion fought back to beat 69th-ranked Russian Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in Beijing

While popular with players, the decision will sadden traditionalists and likely mean the end of the arguments over line calls that are part of Wimbledon folklore

The last dance was an epic one...Tennis will miss you, wrote Novak Djokovic as he topped Rafael Nadal

The first Chinese player to qualify for the WTA Finals since Li Na in 2013, Zheng amassed a 12-2 win-loss record during the Asian swing last month and is the tour leader in most aces struck and percentage of first-serve points won.

Djokovic has won the ATP Finals a record seven times. He beat current No. 1 Jannik Sinner for the title last year.

Coco Gauff defeats Iga Swiatek at WTA Finals, securing spot in semifinals and ending Swiatek’s unbeaten streak