NEW YORK (AP) — Iva Jovic needed more than three hours to end Alex Eala's run at the U.S. Open.
Coco Gauff is up next, with a spot in the quarterfinals at stake.
Jovic beat Eala 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in a three-hour, three-set, back-and-forth showcase of two of tennis' emerging young stars inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday night.
"That felt like a marathon, and I felt like I lost my sanity five times over to win that match," Jovic said. "But it's really worth it for this feeling. I'm usually not one that shows that many emotions, but this one really meant a lot to me. It's everything to have another match here at the U.S. Open."
The 18-year-old American acknowledged the crowd not always being on her side against Eala, a fan favorite from the Philippines, whose fervent following has become one of the biggest storylines in the sport. But she rallied from down 4-2 in the third set and got a hearty ovation after finishing it off and falling to the court.

#jovic #three #york

Fourth-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday, turning back Spain's Cristina Bucsa in straight sets.
Gauff, the 2023 US Open champion, topped the 40th ranked Spaniard 6-3 6-4 in 88 minutes, charging the net on match point and sealing the victory when Bucsa's lob sailed long.
"She's a tricky player, so it's tough to get rhythm," Gauff said of the Spaniard. "Happy with how I fought through even when I wasn't playing my best."
Gauff, who is on a nine-match winning streak after triumphing in the Cincinnati warmup tournament, will next play either rising American Iva Jovic or Alex Eala of the Philippines.
In a largely baseline battle both Gauff and Bucsa made effective forays to the net and dug in defensively to extend the rallies with difficult retrievals that enthralled the crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

#bucsa

Britain's Harriet Dart said she felt "under the weather" as she struggled in the heat during her second-round loss to Marie Bouzkova at the US Open.
Dart struggled for rhythm in a 6-2 6-2 defeat by Czech 25th seed Bouzkova as temperatures reached around 30C in New York.
Dart's defeat means Fran Jones is the last remaining Briton in either singles draw at Flushing Meadows.
Jones faces American 14th seed Iva Jovic later on Thursday.
Dart draped ice towels around her neck and used cold-air hoses at the changeovers against Bouzkova as she attempted to cool down.

#open

NEW YORK — During the fourth game of Alexandra Eala's first-round match at the US Open, a long point unfolded that drew gasps and cheers with increasing frequency. By the time Eala sent a passing shot by American Mary Stoiana to finish it off, it had built to a full roar.
Chair umpire Marijana Veljovic was not amused.
"Please," she warned the crowd. "Out of respect for both players, keep your voices down."
As Eala has risen up the rankings this season to the point where she's a fringe contender for the US Open ***** le, fan etiquette has become a topic around her matches. As the first significant tennis player from the Philippines, she has drawn remarkable crowds from one tournament to the next, filled largely with people who are new to the sport and not steeped in the customs of when to cheer and when to be quiet.
It has created some insane atmospheres at otherwise sleepy tennis tournaments. It has also rankled some opponents, or at least made them uncomfortable. After losing to Eala in a final earlier this summer in Washington, D.C., in front of a heavily partisan crowd, American Jessica Pegula acknowledged it was like playing a road game.

#alexandra

Good friends and rising tennis stars Iva Jovic and Alexandra Eala were entertaining a crowded Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday night as part of the "Stars of the Open" US Open exhibition.
In the middle of the set, Jovic and Eala were spotted talking for an extensive period during a changeover.
When Jovic was asked by Andrea Petkovic what the discussion was about, she replied that the duo was plotting something.
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The well-planned surprise involved bring their dads on the court.

#arthur #thursday

Why Nikola Jovic remains untouchable in Heat's Klay Thompson trade talks originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Miami Heat aggressively reshaped their roster this offseason by acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo. Front office executives mortgaged substantial future capital making this blockbuster deal happen. The Organization surrendered Tyler Herro leaving their developmental cupboard completely bare. Miami desperately needs perimeter shooting around their newly formed superstar duo immediately.
Meanwhile, Klay Thompson has emerged as the primary target amid ongoing offseason discussions. Dallas Mavericks made the veteran sharpshooter available following organizational direction shift. Miami wants Thompson badly but refuses sacrificing remaining youth for an aging veteran. This reluctance creates massive stalemate between both franchises currently.
NBA insider Brett Siegel provided a crucial update regarding ongoing trade negotiations Thursday. Siegel revealed Miami remains extremely reluctant including forward Nikola Jovic any deal. Dallas continues seeking valuable ****** ets rather than buying out expensive veteran shooters.
"Even though the Heat could get creative with a trade offer revolving around 23-year-old forward Nikola Jovic, this doesn't appear to be a scenario Miami wants to see play out," Siegel reported. "Jovic is a young talent the Heat have coveted since drafting him 27th overall in 2022, and he is one of the team's only youthful options after trading Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Kasparas Jakucionis for Giannis."

#heat #veteran

Juan Cuadrado denies he 'betrayed' Juventus by crossing over to rivals Inter as a free agent. 'I didn't want to leave, they broke their promise.'
The Colombia international first came to Italian football for Udinese in 2009, also having spells with Lecce, Fiorentina and Chelsea until joining Juventus in 2015.
MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 20: Luka Jovic of AC Milan is challenged by Isak Hien and Juan Cuadrado of Atalanta during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Atalanta at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 20, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
When his contract was allowed to expire in the summer of 2023, he shocked many by deciding to cross over to their bitter rivals Inter.
BERGAMO, ITALY – MARCH 01: Juan Cuadrado of Atalanta BC looks on during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Venezia FC at Gewiss Stadium on March 01, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

#juan

Q: Ira, I remember we used the Duncan Robinson trade exception to take in Bobby Portis Jr. Are there any plans to use the Haywood Highsmith trade exception before that expires? – Dan.
A: For those unaware, the Heat hold a $5.6 million trade exception from last summer's salary dump of Haywood Highsmith to the Nets, an exception that expires on Aug. 17. The reality is that because the Heat are hard-capped by virtue of the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, they have more exception money at the moment than they can use, now just about $10 million below that hard cap. In addition to the Highsmith trade exception, the Heat have almost $9 million remaining from their mid-level exception and the $5.5 million bi-annual exception. Plus, they can sign players to the veteran minimum without regard to exception money. Worth noting, however, is that exceptions cannot be aggregated. The Heat have multiple means to spend, just not much in total to spend.
Submit your "Ask Ira" question here!
Q: Ira, there is all kinds of stuff all over the internet concerning a three-way trade involving Nikola Jovic, Klay Thompson and a third player. I know I shouldn't believe the internet, but if something like that did happen, would the Heat still be able to add DeMar DeRozan or someone similar? – Rich, Plantation.
A: Yes. In fact, currently at 12 players under standard contract, the Heat, by NBA rule, have to add at least two more players under standard contract (they can, in fact, add three, with the regular-season roster limit of 15 players under standard deals).

#players #expires

Jake Fischer: 'The Mavericks would trade Klay Thompson. There's definitely been some type of buzz, framework, whatever, about a Klay Thompson-for-Nikola Jovic thing for weeks now… but it that was to happen, I think it would probably have happened.'
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#type #buzz #jake

AUBURN — The long-reported Auburn basketball foreign tour is officially set. In fact, it's already happening, as the program announced Tuesday, Aug. 4, it was departing for a week-long trip to Greece that will include two games against a Serbian Club.
The tour will officially last from Tuesday until Aug. 12. The Tigers will land in Athens, where they'll spend two days before venturing over to Mykonos to play KK Mega Superbet — where former Auburn forward Filip Jović played before coming to college — on Saturday (Aug. 8) and Sunday (Aug. 9).
Neither contest will be streamed or televised, according to a release.
It'll be Auburn's first action since last season, in which it went 22-16 overall. Head coach Steven Pearl's first season at the helm, the Tigers ultimately won their final five games and an NIT ****** le after missing the NCAA Tournament.
Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acolegannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, colereporter. To support Adam's work, please subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser.

#tuesday #tigers #long #officially

Q: Would there be any negative implications of a three team-trade on the Heat salary cap if they were to pull something like Nikola Jovic going to Denver to team up with Nikola Jokic, Cam Johnson going to Dallas, and Klay Thompson to the Heat? – Howard, Coral Springs.
A: The salaries certainly would work from a Heat perspective. Whether the Heat or Nuggets or Mavericks would want to do it would be another story. But this type of thinking is why you just don't rush out and spend on just any remaining free agent. While the Heat are only about $10 million under their hard cap, the introduction of salary currently on the Heat roster could widen that spending breadth when it comes to trades. The reason you rush out to sign certain free agents is the belief you simply have to have that player. The Heat's approach at the moment seems to be patience for the right move, rather than just any move.
Submit your "Ask Ira" question here!
Q: Ira, you've mentioned so many free agents but have ignored Jonathan ****** inga. Why? – Chris.
A: From the start, the impression with Jonathan ****** inga is of a player who believes he has a value far higher than perceived by others. To that end, with the Heat only with about $10 million below their hard cap, they simply aren't in that bidding range. And truth be told, the preference here would be Nikola Jovic over Jonathan ****** inga if it would come down to such a decision for the Heat.

#salary

Genoa v AC Milan, the final away game of the season. At Marassi, home to the Luigi Ferraris Stadium (named after a former Genoa player), the Rossoneri head into the end of their campaign aiming for a win against the Rossoblù. Recent encounters have proved favourable for us, with a record of six wins from the last seven trips to Genoa. One of the most memorable was on 7 October 2023, when the Rossoneri won thanks to a goal from Pulisic, before a dramatic finale that saw Olivier Giroud step in as goalkeeper.
In front of around 33,000 spectators, Pioli's Rossoneri went into action just days after a goalless away game in Dortmund against BVB. In the league, they had shown promising form, and they were on their way to a fourth straight win and a seventh victory from their first eight matches. There were several changes to the Rossoneri lineup, with the attacking trio Chukwueze, Jović, and Okafor starting. The match was close and hard-fought, with Gilardino's Genoa defending well and posing a serious attacking threat. The chances came in the final 30 minutes. Leão's header hit the crossbar, and Maignan produced a spectacular save to deny a deflected left-footed effort from Drăgușin. The final minutes turned into a frantic end to the match with everything still possible. In the 87th minute, Pulisic found a cross sent in by Musah and sent it to the back of the net to give the Rossoneri the lead. The goal was given after a VAR review by referee Piccinini.
In the 96th minute, Maignan came off his line and went into a challenge with Ekuban on the edge of the box. Following a VAR review, referee Piccinini showed our goalkeeper a straight red for a serious foul. With all substitutions already used up, Giroud went in goal. In the 102nd minute, after five minutes of stoppage time, the free kick was taken: Tomori deflected Guðmundsson's shot onto the crossbar. Then just a minute later, the Genoa goalkeeper, Josep Martinez, was also sent off for a second yellow after a foul on Musah inside the Rossoneri penalty area. In the 104th minute, Giroud stepped up with a heroic save, rushing out bravely to deny Pușcaș's attempt at goal. A dramatic finale in an unforgettable encounter.
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#goal #giroud #minutes

Back on July 21, BYU finally got a big man when Polish forward/center Jakub Urbaniak committed to BYU. BYU hasn't announced the signing, but things seem to be moving in the right direction. Jakub's Pro Club announced last Thursday they have to a buyout of his contract.
Jakub will compete to start at the four or five spot, depending on who BYU brings in to fill out the roster. While Urbaniak isn't the prototypical 7-footer fans were clamoring four (he is 6-foot-9), he is a Big 12 caliber front court player and brings a high motor, rebounding tenacity, some offensive skill, and the ability to switch and guard on the defensive end. Arman Jovic is a European Scout and gave the below breakdown of Urbaniak. One of Urbaniak's best qualities is that he can make an impact with low usage rate.
Assuming Urbaniak makes his way to campus, BYU has two roster spots to fill. The bomb that dropped Friday in the US District court of Colorado granted class-wide preliminary injunction that requires the NCAA to declare eligible all HS class of 2022 athletes eligible. That essentially means that all four-year players, across all sports, who lost their eligibility are now eligible to play this next season. The NCAA can and still likely will appeal this, but the court decisions have not been going in their favor.
Many coaches around the country have been actively recruiting graduated seniors over the past couple weeks with the expectation that they will be eligible. There is still the risk for players and schools the NCAA will get federal courts to overturn the rulings, but for now many schools are full steam ahead in recruiting the impacted players.
Even with the influx of players, there is still questions schools need to answer outside of the uncertainty if the NCAA's appeal will be successful. How much money do schools have left? Many schools have exhausted most of their budgets. How many roster spots to schools have left? Will graduated players count against the 15-player limit, or will they get an exemption? Is it worth adding a one-year player this late and potentially disrupting team chemistry and displacing other players? Lots to consider, and the money one if the most practical and relevant out of all of them.

#urbaniak #ncaa #eligible #four

Arthur Fery was frustrated by "obvious" umpire errors and was made to replay a crucial point during his Wimbledon semi-final againts Alexander Zverev after a ball kid moved to collect a ball before the end of the point.
Fery was serving at 1-1 0-30 in the early stages of the second set, after the German second seed and French Open champion Zverev won the first thanks to a one-sided tiebreak.
It felt pivotal to the British wildcard's chances that he kept serve at the start of the second but the big-serving Zverev secured an important break of serve, to love, in the third game.
It came, however, after Fery thought he had won the third point of the game to reduce the score to 15-30. Fery's wide serve was miscued by Zverev down the line, with Fery moving in to put away an angled volley.
Zverev reached the ball on the opposite side of the court and his reply landed out. But the point had been stopped by umpire Marijana Veljovic after the ball kid under her chair stood up and moved to collect Zverev's return, thinking it was going to land out.

Jessica Pegula shared a stunned reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Friday wedding at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
When asked about the grand venue in the postmatch news conference following her 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Iva Jovic in the Round of 16 on Sunday, Pegula said:
“It’s crazy. But it’s Taylor Swift. I don’t expect anything less than doing something different. Not totally surprising. But yeah, interesting. I don’t know.”
Pegula began her Wimbledon campaign on Monday with a dominant 7-5, 6-3 win over Darja Vidmanova to reach the second round.
In the news conference, Jessica Pegula was also asked whether Taylor Swift’s wedding had become a topic of discussion in the group chat for her podcast, “The Player’s Box.” The American revealed that she and her co-hosts, Madison Keys, Jennifer Brady and Desirae Krawczyk are fans of her music. She added that she had been keeping up with the news surrounding the pop star’s wedding:

ALL ENGLAND CLUB, London — As Iva Jović dismantled Tatjana Maria, the grass-court savant, to reach the Wimbledon third round, it would have been easy to wonder why the American looks like such a natural on a tennis court that is far from the norm in the U.S..
Jović didn't play on grass at all growing up in Los Angeles, but the way she stays so low, and sends groundstrokes that thud across the turf and out of her opponents' reach, has made her very much at home on a surface that can drive even the most accomplished players crazy.
Only 18, but ranked No. 16 and rising fast, Jović beat last year's Wimbledon finalist Amanda Anisimova on her way to the semifinals of Queen's, a prestigious grass warm-up event, a few weeks ago. She thrashed Maria, the 2025 champion at Queen's and a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2022, 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday.
Her secret? A youth spent playing soccer, for her local team in LA.
"It was so helpful," Jović said during an interview at the All England Club.

Auburn basketball is looking to regain its spot as one of the top programs in the SEC this upcoming season. After a disappointing 2025-26 season, the Tigers will have some work ahead of them to show they are back in that conversation.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports released his SEC preseason power rankings on Wednesday, and the Tigers came in ranked No. 11 on the list.
For Auburn to become a top-five team in the SEC, a roster full of new faces will need to come together. They do have the benefit of returning their backcourt from last season, featuring Tahaad Pettiford and Kevin Overton. However, Steven Pearl and staff overhauled the front court. With KeShawn Murphy heading to the NBA and Filip Jovic transferring to UCLA, the Tigers went to the transfer portal.
The new front court will feature French center Narcisse Ngoy and a pair of in-state transfers, Thomas Dowd (Troy) and Adam Olsen (South Alabama). The Tigers also added Santa Clara center Bukky Oboye and Creighton big man Owen Freeman to give the team some depth in the front court, something the team did not have last season. A player to look out for will be Lithuanian wing player Mantas Rubstavicius.
Taking the top spot in his rankings were the Florida Gators. Florida should be No. 1 on a lot of lists heading into the 2026-27 college basketball season. The Gators return their talented front court of Reuben Chinyelu, Alex Condon, and Thomas Haugh, along with guard Boogie Fland. Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky round out the top five.

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No. 6-seeded Taylor Fritz returns to Wimbledon where he'll look to make another strong campaign.
After several deep runs at the All England Club in recent years, Fritz will again face an uphill battle to victory. With the official draw ceremony on Friday, the 28-year-old's first round matchup was decided — British lefty Jack Draper — but his withdrawal through injury means he'll now face Serbian Dusan Lajovic.
Fritz made his furthest Wimbledon campaign just last year, when he reached the semifinals and ultimately fell to Carlos Alcaraz. He also made quarterfinal runs in 2022 and 2024, though he will have little time to ease into the tournament this year with such a strong opponent in the first round.
Could Fritz continue his successes on the grass?

Nikola Jović led Serbia with 20 points, adding five rebounds and three ******* ists. Nikola Jokić finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds and eight ******* ists, narrowly missing a triple-double, while Dejan Davidovac contributed 14 points. Vít Krejčí paced Czechia with 16 points and four ******* ists.
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Amid rumors that she could miss the 2026 Wimbledon Championships due to a right lower leg injury, Emma Raducanu cut her practice set against Anna Kalinskaya short on Saturday. She also postponed her media commitments.
The British tennis star was spotted wearing a protective boot on her right foot, sparking fears that she could be forced to miss the grass-court Grand Slam.
Regarded as one of the top talents in British tennis, Raducanu enjoyed a strong start to the grass-court swing. She made the final at the HSBC Championships, claiming impressive wins over Iva Jovic and Sorana Cîrstea in the process.
However, the Brit's hopes of competing at Wimbledon appear to be in the balance, with reports claiming she cut her practice session short on Saturday amid speculation about her injury.
Raducanu also moved her pre-tournament press conference from Saturday to Sunday. Casting further doubt on her campaign.

It’s worth noting that Nikola Jovic, Kasparas Jakucionis, and Pelle Larsson have each come up in different iterations of the Antetokounmpo trade talks, league sources told HoopsHype.
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Emma Raducanu fell short of a dream **** le on home soil after she was defeated 6-0, 7-6 (6) by Croatian lucky loser Donna Vekic at the HSBC Championships in London.
The British No 1 was swiftly beaten in the first set but saved three championship points in the second on the way to a tiebreak, where she saved another and came agonisingly close to taking it to a deciding set.
Rain earlier in the tournament resulted in Raducanu having to power through a two-match day on Saturday, beating Kamilla Rakhimova then American Iva Jovic to reach the first grass-court and third tour-level final of her career.
It meant the Briton had spent two hours and 19 minutes more on court the previous day than her opponent – who played just one match, a swift one-hour, six-minute victory over British No 3 Katie Boulter.
Raducanu was looking for her first trophy since her stunning win as a qualifier at the 2021 US Open, and brought up two set points in the 10th game.

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AND ****** EVERYONE WHO ****** , WHINED, AND COMPLAINED ABOUT DAME WANTING TO GO TO MIAMI. Y’ALL RUINED DAME’S LIFE.