Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka reach the US Open last 16 on Friday after winning their singles matches. Al Jazeera reports Alcaraz beats China’s Wu Yibing 6-3, 6-4, 6-1, while Sabalenka defeats Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3, 6-4, with both results taking them into the next round.
In doubles, Serena and Venus Williams make a high-profile return to Grand Slam competition together, but their run ends in a deciding-set tie-break. IOL says the sisters lose after losing in a deciding-set tie-break, in their first Grand Slam doubles appearance since 2022, while Yahoo Sports also describes the defeat as “agonising” and frames it as part of their long-awaited comeback. Yahoo adds that Serena returns after a four-year retirement, having played at Wimbledon, though details of the doubles scoreline are not provided in the other summaries.
