Carlos Alcaraz's long locks have garnered attention since he returned to the ATP Tour after a prolonged absence with a wrist injury.
Alcaraz sported the long hair and beard throughout the US Open, Laver Cup, and the ******* an Open.
In ******* an, when asked about his hair, he said: "I think right now I need to change it and see what suits me best. I don't know what will be next but there are a couple of hairstyles I haven't tried yet..I feel like hair grows and it's time to mess it up and try new things."
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Tennis – U.S. Open – Flushing Meadows, New York, United States – September 8, 2026 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his quarter-final match against Ben Shelton of the U.S. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Robert Deutsch Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters (Reuters)

#open #carlos

Paramount closed its $81 billion (€72bn) purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, the companies announced on Tuesday, forming a new Hollywood giant called Skydance.
The merger brings HBO Max, films ranging from "Harry Potter" to "Sinners", and networks including CNN under the same roof as Paramount+, CBS and ******* les such as "Top Gun" and "The Godfather".
"Today is a historic day, not just for Skydance but for our entire industry," CEO David Ellison said in a statement.
The deal further concentrates power in an industry already run by just a handful of major players. Ellison's Skydance bought Paramount in an $8bn (€7.1bn) deal last year, and set its sights on Warner soon afterwards.
What followed was a tumultuous, yearlong fight over Warner's fate. Including billions of dollars in debt, Paramount's buyout of Warner amounts to nearly $111bn (€98.6bn).

#paramount #including #deal

Alexander Zverev has continued a long-running theme in men's tennis by emerging victorious at the US Open.
Zverev edged out Ben Shelton in the final of the hard-court Grand Slam in New York, winning their clash in five sets.
And with his impressive US Open run, the German has just completed a clean sweep for European players in the 2026 men's Grand Slam season.
He also won the French Open, while his fellow Europeans Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner won the Australian Open and Wimbledon respectively.
In fact, the ATP records must go back a full 17 years to find the last Grand Slam champion who wasn't born in Europe; Juan Martin del Potro.

#alexander #german #french

Alexander Zverev has performed better than any other ATP player at Grand Slams this year.
Men's tennis had been dominated by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz over the past couple of years, with this year's Australian Open being the ninth consecutive major one of them had won.
This all changed at Roland Garros, where Zverev won his first major **** le after Sinner suffered a shock early exit.
Zverev has now reached the US Open final, his third consecutive Grand Slam final this year, and after his win over Karen Khachanov, he spoke about his impressive season at the major tournaments and how it compares to Sinner and Alcaraz.
Photo by Manuela Davies/USTA via Getty Images

#sinner #alcaraz #year #final

Alexander Zverev beat Karen Khachanov at the US Open to reach a third Grand Slam final in a row and continue his bid for a second major of the year.
The top seed put in a commanding performance to beat the Russian 6-3 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (8-6).
Germany's Zverev is the favourite in New York after ending his long wait for a Grand Slam ***** le with his French Open triumph in June.
He reached the Wimbledon final in July, losing in four sets to world number one Jannik Sinner.
The 29-year-old will play either eighth seed Ben Shelton or 11th seed Frances Tiafoe in Sunday's showpiece, with the two Americans set to meet in Friday's night session.

#slam

Ice Spice revealed tattoos reading "saint" and "sinner" written on the backs of her thighs in red ink
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Ice Spice is showing off a risqué new tattoo.
The rapper, 26, took to Instagram on Sunday, Sept. 6, to reveal her new ink: the words "saint" and "sinner" written in red script on the backs of her upper thighs.

#written #backs #ozempic

A little bit of personal story-time to start this week's Sinners & Saints. Yesterday was the first Roma match that my girlfriend watched all the way through in a serious way. She's a fan of football in general, but follows the NWSL most closely. Thanks to my work with Chiesa di Totti, she knows what's going on in a general way with Roma most of the time, and we've both been thinking for a while that it would be great for us to watch Roma together this season. Her main experience with seeing me follow Roma has been witnessing my frustration: she knows Roma is generally a club with talented players that fail to meet expectations, a club always just on the outside looking in.
Because of some scheduling issues for the first two matches, yesterday was her first time watching a match this season in full (whereas previous seasons, she didn't want to watch because it was "kind of depressing." Fair enough.). 45 minutes in, she was impressed albeit deeply frustrated with Roma's inability to get the ball past Marco Carnesecchi. 85 minutes in, I thought I was introducing her to the apotheosis of what happens when Roma Happens; when no amount of combined talent, no amount of good form, no amount of opportunities on goal seems to be capable of defeating the destiny of Roma to be just one tier below the best of Italian and European football, for eternity.
Then, of course, came the six minutes where Roma turned a 0-1 loss into a 2-1 win. I was on the edge of my seat (literally, my Uber nearly got into an accident) when Matías Soulé scored his stoppage time goal to preserve Roma's perfect record and keep the hopes of something greater for this season alive. I'm still feeling shocked and thrilled that the Giallorossi pulled this one off, and what a game to use to truly introduce my girlfriend to Roma. Roma did concede, and Roma did look as if they were going to lose this one for most of the second half; given that, I had to anoint at least one player a sinner. But make no mistake: this match felt more exciting to me than either of the multi-goal clean sheets that started the season, and in my book is a far better signal for just how high this Roma can go than either the win against Lecce or Fiorentina.
One quick aside before diving into the sinners and saints: my love for Mile Svilar knows no bounds, but if yesterday's match taught me just about anything regarding a non-Roma player, it's that I want Marco Carnesecchi to be Italy's goalkeeper moving forward. What an incredible performance; this one could have and should have been a 5-1 rout, if not for his 9 saves.
He got the game-winner in stoppage time, so he has to be the first saint on the list. MatìGol (can we start calling him that?) put in an excellent shift as a substitute, garnering himself an 8.7 rating from SofaScore after coming on for Rodrigo Mora in the 54th minute and practically willing the Giallorossi to the win. The Argentine attacker had seven total shots, three of which were on target; while

Jannik Sinner is missed by the tennis world at the 2026 US Open. The defending Wimbledon champion and reigning ATP World No. 1 player has been out of commission with a knee injury.
In the preceding years, fans grew accustomed to seeing Sinner and his biggest rival Carlos Alcaraz compete against each other for Grand Slam ***** les. 2026 has been a different story with only the Australian Open following that script. Alcaraz missed the French Open and Wimbledon with a wrist injury prior to Sinner opting out of the US Open.
However, fans were happy to see Sinner out and about today at a somewhat expected location, outside of a tennis court, at a Formula 1 race in Italy. The Italian Grand Prix originated in 1921, and we know the Sinner family are big fans.
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He arrived with his dad and graciously signed autographs.

#sinner #open #tennis

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev rallied just in time to avoid becoming the first men's No. 1 seed to lose in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament since 2003, edging Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-4 in a match that ended Wednesday morning.
Zverev won his first major **** le at the French Open, lost to top-ranked Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final, then became the No. 1 seed in a major for the first time when Sinner had to withdraw with a right knee injury.
He couldn't cash in on repeated chances to break Sonego's serve for much of the night and was in danger of becoming the first top-seeded man to fall in his first match in a major since Ivo Karlovic beat Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon in 2003.
It hasn't happened at the U.S. Open since Stefan Edberg lost to Alexander Volkov in 1990. Zverev finally broke through against Sonego's serve late to pull out the match in 4 hours, 52 minutes.
Zverev is 7-0 against Sonego, an Italian who came in 1-9 against top-10 men in Grand Slams. But Sonego's speed around the court allowed him to track down **** that on other nights would have been winners, and he came up with enough clutch serves to make Zverev just 5 for 22 on break points for the match.

#zverev #first #match #sonego

Rain delayed the start play on the outside courts on Wednesday at the US Open, where top-seeded Alexander Zverev and women's fourth seed Coco Gauff headlined first-round action.
The weather won't be a factor for Zverev and Gauff, who are scheduled to play the night session on the covered Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Germany's Zverev, who followed up his maiden Grand Slam **** le with a runner-up finish to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon, will take on 89th-ranked Italian Lorenzo Sonego while two-time Grand Slam champion Gauff faces Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez.
Play started on Ashe with former Australian Open champion Madison Keys taking on Alina Korneeva.
Under the roof on Louis Armstrong fifth-seeded French Open men's finalist Flavio Cobolli took on Argentine Francisco Comesana and women's fifth seed Mirra Andreeva -- the Roland Garros champion -- faced Indonesia's Janice Tjen.

#zverev #gauff #grand #seeded

After a 139-day wait, Carlos Alcaraz is back to winning ways on the singles court.
The seven-time major winner walked on to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday to begin his US Open ******* le defence after spending just over four months on the sidelines with a wrist injury.
And he delighted fans with his entertaining brand of tennis and infectious energy as he beat Russia's Roman Safiullin 6-4 6-4 6-4.
Alcaraz was forced to watch from the sidelines as rivals Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner lifted the French Open and Wimbledon ******* les this summer.
However, the Spaniard is finally back - and grateful to be competing again.

#ashe

Carlos Alcaraz pumped his fist and put his hand to his ear, reveling in the moment Monday at the US Open.
He authored a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Russian Roman Safiullin in his first singles match since April when he injured his right wrist at the Barcelona Open. It's his first major since since he won the Australian Open this past winter, a triumph made him the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam.
The Spaniard has won the US Open twice before, including last year when he defeated Italy's Jannik Sinner in the final. Sinner, the world No. 1, isn't taking part in the major this time around because of a right knee injury that he's been nursing.
Notably, Alcaraz won't have to face fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic, either. Djokovic could have stood in Alcaraz's path to the final, but the 39-year-old Serbian suffered an agonizing five-set defeat in the first round on Sunday night to Argentine Mariano Navone.
Alcaraz made his return to competition last week during the mixed doubles portion of the US Open. He followed up his absence by teaming up with a 44-year-old Serena Williams.

#right

After Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner split last year's Grand Slams, the two superstars were expected to continue their see-saw rivalry in 2026.
That hasn't happened.
Instead, injuries have foreclosed the possibility of a clash between the two champions in three of the four Grand Slams, with the Spaniard missing the French Open and Wimbledon due to a wrist injury and the Italian absent from New York because of a knee injury.
Alcaraz and Sinner are far from alone among top players missing big tournaments in 2026 due to injury, a trend that has been a source of growing alarm in the sport.
Italy's Lorenzo Musetti and France's Arthur Fils missed earlier Grand Slams in 2026 due to injury but are playing in New York, while women's number two seed Elena Rybakina is nursing a heel injury as she prepares for her first round. Canada's Victoria Mboko missed both Wimbldedon and the US Open due to injury, along with Britain's Jack Draper.

#slams #alcaraz #carlos

Jannik Sinner is dating Danish model Laila Hasanovic.
The tennis star and the former Miss Universe Denmark finalist confirmed their relationship in October 2025.
Hasanovic has attended several of Sinner's matches, including Wimbledon 2026, where he took home the men's singles ******* le.
The last Grand Slam tournament of 2026 is fast approaching—and generating the expected buzz about players' lives on and off the court.
Jannik Sinner won the Wimbledon men's singles ******* le in July 2026, but withdrew from the Cincinnati Open due to a knee injury, the BBC reported on August 9. On August 21, he announced he was withdrawing from the US Open as well—which means no rematch with rival Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Sinner to win the ******* le last year.

#title #august #last #danish

Ahead of the 2026 US Open, five Last Word on Tennis writers – Ilemona Onekutu, Shane Black, Amanda Bergman, Zain Mustafa, Coby Spratte – made their US Open predictions. Let's dive in.
I know picking a guy whose best US Open is R2 sounds risky, but Fils just won his first Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, crushing Tiafoe 6-3 1-6 6-0. His serve is a weapon (94.3% holds), paired with athleticism and a heavy forehand. He's 10-0 in deciding sets this year and 8-0 against Americans.
At 22, he's the youngest French Masters 1000 champion ever—and peaking as the draw opens up. After missing eight months with a stress fracture, he's reached the Doha final, Miami and Madrid semis, and won Barcelona and Cincinnati. In a tournament where Sinner is out, Alcaraz is rusty, and Djokovic is 39, I'm not saying it's likely—but I'm saying it's possible, and that's more than you can say for almost anyone else.
All eyes are pointed on Carlos Alcaraz, and rightfully so. I don't believe his team would have him play this event if he wasn't 100 percent healthy (wrist injuries are no joke; look at Dominic Thiem). That said, just because he is healthy does not mean he will have the consistency to win 21 sets.
In steps Alexander Zverev. The 29-year-old German got the Grand Slam monkey off his back at the French Open. He followed that up with a Wimbledon runner-up. Even before his ***** le in Paris, Zverev was a final eight mainstay at majors. With the pressure removed from looking for that elusive maiden slam, paired with his hunt for year-end No. 1, he is going to be very tough to beat in New York.

#open

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 25: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts with partner Serena Williams of the United States in their mixed doubles match against Erin Routliffe of New Zealand and Lloyd Glasspool of the United Kingdom during Fan Week at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
The 2026 U.S. Open will be held from Sunday, Aug. 30, to Sunday, September 13, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in New York.
The first rounds of the men's and women's singles will be played on the opening three days from Sunday to Tuesday.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is absent from the tournament with a knee issue, while defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is playing his first competitive event since suffering a wrist injury in April. Alcaraz remains the betting favorite despite a tricky draw, and is followed by French Open champ and No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev, 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic, who is bidding for a record 25th major, and top-ranked American man Ben Shelton.
On the women's side, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is the two-time defending champion and remains the favorite to win a third straight ******* le. Yet many experts are picking No. 4 seed Coco Gauff to win the ******* le after her victory at the Cincinnati Open. Iga Swiatek, the 6-time major champ, is the third favorite, followed by four-time major champion Naomi Osaka.

#major

The 2026 US Open begins in earnest on Sunday, and it's hard to think of a time when this tournament felt so wide open among both men and women.
There is no Jannik Sinner. There might not be a fully healthy Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic. Aryna Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion, has been in a slump. Seven different women have won the past seven Grand Slams.
There's no telling how it will work out, with multiple layers of drama built into the draw. Let's get into all of that.
This is becoming a problem.
More than any sport, men's tennis has been defined by its rivalries. Borg-McEnroe, Sampras-Agassi, Federer-Nadal-Djokovic. ***** ans of the sport, regularly facing each other in the biggest spots. Sinner-Alcaraz is supposed to be the next chapter of that, and some of their clashes are already legendary.

#alcaraz #seven

Jannik Sinner ranks first in 2026 tennis tournament winnings with $11.62 million. The world No. 1 won the first five Masters 1000 tournaments this year, earning more than $1 million for each championship. The 25-year-old Italian then won his first major of the year at Wimbledon, which tacked on nearly $4.8 million and pushed him up to fifth all-time in career prize money, with a total of $69.6 million.
Alexander Zverev sits just behind Sinner in year-to-date on-court earnings with $9.22 million. The German took home $3.27 million for winning Roland Garros—that amount was up 10% from the previous year's winner's prize—and followed that up by making the final at Wimbledon. Zverev is up to sixth all-time in career prize money won, with a total of $68.6 million, despite only winning one major.
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#first #major

The 2026 US Open is upon us. Jannik Sinner, Jack Draper, and Holger Rune are among the injured players unable to compete.
The American men are now 23 years removed from Andy Roddick lifting the 2003 US Open trophy. Every year, tennis fans wonder if this is the year everything changes for the US men.
2026 could be it, and there are several men in position to win it.
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The favorites would be the champions of the key hardcourt tournaments leading into the US Open. Ben Shelton won the ATP 1000 Canadian Open for the second straight year. Taylor Fritz won the ATP 500 Mubadala DC Open.

#sinner

Roger Federer's formal induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame is scheduled for August 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM EDT.
Tickets for the weekend's events with Federer and fellow inductee player/broadcaster Mary Carillo's induction sold out immediately. However, the ceremony will be televised worldwide on Tennis Channel, Sky Sports, and other international channels.
Details about Federer's induction have been kept quiet. Here is what we can anticipate.
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We expect Federer's parents, Robert and Lynette, his wife Mirka, and children, Myla, Charlene, Leo and Lenny. as well as his longtime agent Tony Godsick and his wife Mary Fernandez to be in the front row for the big event.

#tennis #international #fame #august

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has announced he is pulling out of the upcoming U.S. Open due to a knee injury.
Sinner, last year's U.S. Open runner-up and 2024 champion, said in a social media post that over the past few days he's been doing on-court work, but that he needs more recovery time.
"Even though I have been working hard with my team and my medical staff, we have now had to make the difficult decision that I will not be able to compete at the US Open this year. We have been back on court in Monte Carlo over the last couple of days and have realized that I still need more time to recover from my right knee issue.
"I'm obviously very sad and disappointed, as New York has a special place in my heart. I was very much looking forward to coming back and playing in the electric atmosphere in front of the great fans there."
The 25-year-old Sinner has been out of action since winning Wimbledon last month.

#time

World No 1 and Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner has been ruled out of the US Open due to a knee injury.
Sinner, US Open champion in 2023 and last year's runner-up, confirmed the decision in a statement on social media.
The Italian's withdrawal comes as rival and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz makes his comeback from a wrist injury following four months out.
"Even though I have been working hard with my team and my medical staff, we have now had to make the difficult decision that I will not be able to compete at the US Open this year," Sinner said.
"We have been back on court in Monte Carlo over the last couple of days and have realised that I still need more time to recover from my right knee issue.

#champion #knee #World

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates with the winners trophy after defeating Taylor Fritz of the United States to win the Men's Singles Final on Day Fourteen of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 08, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the U.S. Open with a knee injury, opening up the draw for Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic and others.
"Even though I have been working hard with my team and my medical staff, we have now had to make the difficult decision that I will not be able to compete at the US Open this year," the 24-year-old Italian announced on social media. "We have been back on court in Monte Carlo over the last couple of days and have realised that I still need more time to recover from my right knee issue. I'm obviously very sad and disappointed, as New York has a special place in my heart. I was very much looking forward to coming back and playing in the electric atmosphere in front of the great fans there."
Sinner, 25, is the reigning Wimbledon champion and won the U.S. Open in 2024 before falling in last year's final to Alcaraz.
He and Alcaraz have combined to win 10 of the last 11 major ***** les.

#alcaraz #last #final #knee

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz will end his tennis hiatus to defend his ****** le at the 2026 U.S. Open, he announced Thursday on social media.
Alcaraz last played in a straight-sets win over Otto Virtanen in the Round of 32 of the Barcelona Open on April 14 in Barcelona. He withdrew before his next match due to a right wrist injury he sustained in the win over Virtanen.
The 2026 Australian Open winner went on to miss the 2026 French Open and Wimbledon 2026, in addition to several other tournaments.
The singles draws for the 2026 U.S. Open will be held Aug. 27 in Flushing, N.Y. Main draw play will be held from Aug. 30 through Sept. 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Alcaraz, who lost to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy in the 2026 U.S. Open finale, remains the No. 2 player in the ATP Tour singles rankings despite his four-month hiatus.

#open #held

The US Open will have at least one of the two ****** ans in men's tennis.
Carlos Alcaraz, currently ranked No. 2 in the world, said in a social media post Thursday that he will make his return to tennis at the 2026 US Open after a four-month absence.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion—and the defending US Open champion—has not played since the Barcelona Open in April, and missed the last two Grand Slams (Roland-Garros and Wimbledon) with a wrist injury.
All eyes now turn to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, whose status for the final Grand Slam on the calendar is still unclear. The five-time Grand Slam winner withdrew from the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open—two Masters 1000 tournaments—in recent weeks, and has not played since winning Wimbledon in July due to a knee injury.
Alcaraz and Sinner are widely viewed as the favorites in every tournament they compete in, and have split 10 of the last 11 Grand Slams. World No. 3 Alexander Zverev was able to break through and win his first Grand Slam at the French Open in June with Alcaraz missing and Sinner falling in the early rounds.

#tennis

Novak Djokovic revealed he has been dealing with an ongoing health condition after his surprise second-round defeat at the Cincinnati Open.
The 39-year-old said the condition was exacerbated by the heat and humidity in Ohio as he visibly struggled in a 6-2, 4-6, 4-6 loss to Argentina's world number 50 Thiago Agustin Tirante on Saturday.
World number five Djokovic, playing his first match since losing to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semi-finals in July, slumped to his hands and knees before taking a medical timeout midway through the second set.
He told reporters: "Congrats to my opponent. It was not an enjoyable match for me, for sure. The way I felt ... Not the first and I guess not the last time, but it is what it is."
The 24-time grand slam champion added: "It's just a condition that I have, health-wise, that has been bothering me for the past couple of years.

#novak

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: (L-R) Jannik Sinner of Italy and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain pose following their Men's Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
U.S. Open ticket prices are soaring even as questions surround the health of stars Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
The average get-in price sits at $311 - compared to $262 at the same point in 2025 - with 15 days to go before the Open begins Aug. 30, according to TicketData.
The average price to get into Arthur Ashe Stadium for a day session is $348, a 21.4% increase over the last 30 days. The average price in Ashe for a night session is $231, a $14 increase over the same span.
These numbers come even as Alcaraz (wrist) and then Sinner (knee) both withdrew from the Cincinnati Open, the biggest hardcourt warm-up tournament for the U.S. Open.

#sinner #average #september #jannik

Ben Shelton successfully defended his ***** le at the Canadian Open on Thursday, defeating fellow American Brandon Nakashima, 6-3, 7-6(4), in Montreal. It's Shelton's second ATP 1000 tournament win.
He became the seventh man in the Open era to go back-to-back in the event. Rafael Nadal was the last to win in both Toronto and Montreal — the men's and women's tournaments alternate sites each year — in 2018-19.
Shelton didn't drop a set in six matches against top-75 opponents. After a bye in the first round, he defeated No. 74 Jenson Brooksby, 6-3, 7-5, in the round of 64 and No. 34 Zizou Bergs, 6-3, 6-2, in the round of 32. No. 27 Joao Fonesca fell, 6-3, 7-6(3), sending Shelton to the quarterfinals, where he beat No. 17 Jakub Mensik, 6-3, 6-1.
The semifinal between Shelton and Learner Tien, served as a revenge match of sorts. The last time the two faced off was at Indian Wells, a Masters 1000 tournament, and Tien upset Shelton. This time, the former Gator emerged victorious in dominant fashion, 6-2, 6-3.
Shelton had struggled in Masters 1000s all year, coming into the Canadian Open with a 1-4 record, including four straight losses. Despite winning an ATP 500 tournament (Dallas) and an ATP 250 tournament (Munich), Shelton had seen several early exits since falling to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open — in January. Most notably, he was knocked out in the round of 64 at Roland Garros and suffered a first-round loss at Wimbledon.

#tournament

Sinners actor Michael B Jordan and British actress Raye have sparked romance rumors after they were spotted on a theme park ride together at an LA amusement park.
The Oscar winner was captured alongside the "Where Is My Husband" vocalist at Six Flags Magic Mountain over the weekend. The pair were pictured chatting on the rollercoaster, seemingly unaware they were being watched.
Fans captured photos and videos of the actor and "Escapism" singer on the rides, laughing and chatting behind rollercoaster handlebars. The pair were reportedly joined by Jordan's younger brother, Khalid.
Last year, the 39-year-old Black Panther actor was linked to actress Taylor Russell after they were spotted on London's Oxford Street together. He previously dated Lori Harvey between 2020 and 2022, reportedly splitting due to being at different stages of life.
He told Jay Shetty's podcast in 2024 that he gets "lonely" but isn't ready to date again yet. "There's a loneliness that I have; the worst part of that is the feeling like ***** ody really understands. Sometimes falling into the ***** es of being alone, feeling alone," the Swapped actor admitted.

#spotted #captured #rollercoaster #reportedly

The star power at the Cincinnati Open—and potentially the US Open—has taken another hit.
On Sunday, Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Ohio-based tournament, citing issues with his right knee. In a statement released by the tournament, the ATP's No. 1–ranked men's player expressed hope that he'll be able to play in the US Open, which is set to begin its main draw on Aug. 30.
"After consulting with my doctors and my team, I have to announce that I need to withdraw from the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati," Sinner's statement reads. "My right knee has been bothering me and even though we have been working hard with my medical team, I have to accept that I'm not ready to compete yet.
"I'm very disappointed not to be able to play in Cincinnati and wish [tournament director] Bob [Moran] and his whole team a great and successful event. I can't wait to be back next year and I'm now focusing on getting ready for the US Open."
Sinner's announcement comes five days after the ATP's No. 2 men's player, Carlos Alcaraz, also withdrew from the Cincinnati Open. Alcaraz has been sidelined with a wrist injury since April, with the 23-year-old having missed the French Open and Wimbledon this year.

#open #cincinnati #withdrew