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NEW YORK—“I was definitely not expecting that!” Coco Gauff exclaimed during one of her several New York City events in the hectic build-up to the US Open. The 2023 champion could have been speaking about any number of recent surreal events: Seeing her face on a Wheaties cereal box, landing on the cover of a tennis video game, or being selected as Team USA’s flag bearer alongside Lebron James at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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NEW YORK—Born in Zagreb, based in Miami, Ajla Tomljanovic lives like a native New Yorker when she plays the US Open. “I love Manhattan,” clarifies the Aussie in sharp contrast to good friend Donna Vekic. “I want to live here once I retire for a few years, just to try it. I absolutely love the buzz of the city.

Chelsea Handler still follows Serena Williams’ conqueror Ajla Tomljanovic, who seeks new milestones at US Open

New York Post

There is already a shocking exit at the 2024 U.S. Open.

Greek star Maria Sakkari, the No. 9 seed, retired from her first-round match against China’s Wang Yafan at Court 17 on Monday after just one set due to an apparent injury.

Sakkari, 29, dropped the opening set 6-2 and was having her neck/shoulder area worked on at one point during a medical timeout.

Yoshihito Nishioka collapses at US Open in frightening scene: ‘Trouble breathing’

Since making the semifinals in the US Open and French Open in 2021, Sakkari has struggled in Grand Slams, losing five times in the first round.



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Since reaching the fourth round at the 2022 Australian Open, she had not advanced past the third round in 11 straight Grand Slam appearances.

Sakkari recently represented Greece at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where as the No. 7 seed, she was knocked out in the Round of 16 by Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.



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