Sinner breaks records entering the final, can Djokovic still compete? Top seed loses title, Chinese duo crowned champions

Three minutes daily to catch up on global tennis news. Hello tennis fans, today is Saturday, September 6, 2025. Welcome to the midday news report brought to you by "Tennis Home."

At noon Beijing time today, the 2025 US Open finished two men’s singles semifinals, where the post-2000 stars Sinner and Alcaraz each overcame their rivals to face off in the final once more after the French Open and Wimbledon.

In the second semifinal, top seed and world number one Sinner defeated 25th seed and Canadian star Auger-Aliassime in four sets 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, reaching his fifth consecutive Grand Slam final and just one win away from successfully defending his title. This marked Sinner’s 27th straight hard-court Grand Slam victory, tying Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and second only to Federer’s 40-match streak. At 24 years and 20 days old, Sinner became the youngest male player in the Open Era to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a single season.

Though the scoreline between Sinner and FAA looks one-sided, the four-set battle lasted 3 hours and 21 minutes, averaging 50 minutes per set. The victory was hard-fought, with FAA performing admirably, but Sinner was just a bit better.

In the first semifinal, second seed and Spanish star Alcaraz played brilliantly, defeating four-time champion and seventh seed Djokovic 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2, leveling their head-to-head at 4-5 and reaching his third consecutive Grand Slam final this season. This was Alcaraz’s seventh Grand Slam final in his career, with five titles and one runner-up previously.

Djokovic, despite the loss, set a record by becoming the first player in the Open Era to reach the semifinals in all four Grand Slams in a single season but fail to make any final.

At the post-match press conference, 38-year-old Djokovic said the only confirmed tournament he will play this season is the ATP250 Athens event in early November, operated by his brother as tournament director (replacing the original Belgrade event). For next year, he said Grand Slams remain his priority, though he is uncertain if he will be able to compete then.

On the women’s side, today’s doubles final saw third seeds Dabrowski and Lottliev play steadily, defeating top seeds Siniakova and Townsend 6-4, 6-4 to win the US Open title again after two years. This is their second Grand Slam doubles championship as a team.

In the US Open wheelchair women’s doubles final, the Chinese duo Li Xiaohui and Wang Ziying defeated Zhu Zhenzhen and De Groot 6-4, 7-6(4), claiming their third Grand Slam title together. This year, Li and Wang won the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, and were runners-up at the French Open.

They have become dominant champions in wheelchair women’s doubles tennis. Congratulations to them!

At 4 a.m. Beijing time tomorrow, the 2025 US Open women’s singles final will take place, featuring world number one Sabalenka against American star Anisimova. In their head-to-head, Anisimova leads 6-3. Will an American win on home soil for the first time, or will Sabalenka successfully defend her title? The answer will be revealed tomorrow morning.

Finally, let’s guess and identify. The image below shows a player carrying her bag while leaving the court. Without any hints, can you recognize who she is?

In the last guessing game, some fans gave the correct answer. Yes, the person in the picture is Hong Kong’s player Wong Chak Lam.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Independent Thinker)

Three minutes daily to catch up on global tennis news. Hello tennis fans, today is Saturday, September 6, 2025. Welcome to the midday news report brought to you by "Tennis Home."

At noon Beijing time today, the 2025 US Open finished two men’s singles semifinals, where the post-2000 stars Sinner and Alcaraz each overcame their rivals to face off in the final once more after the French Open and Wimbledon.

In the second semifinal, top seed and world number one Sinner defeated 25th seed and Canadian star Auger-Aliassime in four sets 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, reaching his fifth consecutive Grand Slam final and just one win away from successfully defending his title. This marked Sinner’s 27th straight hard-court Grand Slam victory, tying Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and second only to Federer’s 40-match streak. At 24 years and 20 days old, Sinner became the youngest male player in the Open Era to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a single season.

Though the scoreline between Sinner and FAA looks one-sided, the four-set battle lasted 3 hours and 21 minutes, averaging 50 minutes per set. The victory was hard-fought, with FAA performing admirably, but Sinner was just a bit better.

In the first semifinal, second seed and Spanish star Alcaraz played brilliantly, defeating four-time champion and seventh seed Djokovic 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2, leveling their head-to-head at 4-5 and reaching his third consecutive Grand Slam final this season. This was Alcaraz’s seventh Grand Slam final in his career, with five titles and one runner-up previously.

Djokovic, despite the loss, set a record by becoming the first player in the Open Era to reach the semifinals in all four Grand Slams in a single season but fail to make any final.

At the post-match press conference, 38-year-old Djokovic said the only confirmed tournament he will play this season is the ATP250 Athens event in early November, operated by his brother as tournament director (replacing the original Belgrade event). For next year, he said Grand Slams remain his priority, though he is uncertain if he will be able to compete then.

On the women’s side, today’s doubles final saw third seeds Dabrowski and Lottliev play steadily, defeating top seeds Siniakova and Townsend 6-4, 6-4 to win the US Open title again after two years. This is their second Grand Slam doubles championship as a team.

In the US Open wheelchair women’s doubles final, the Chinese duo Li Xiaohui and Wang Ziying defeated Zhu Zhenzhen and De Groot 6-4, 7-6(4), claiming their third Grand Slam title together. This year, Li and Wang won the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, and were runners-up at the French Open.

They have become dominant champions in wheelchair women’s doubles tennis. Congratulations to them!

At 4 a.m. Beijing time tomorrow, the 2025 US Open women’s singles final will take place, featuring world number one Sabalenka against American star Anisimova. In their head-to-head, Anisimova leads 6-3. Will an American win on home soil for the first time, or will Sabalenka successfully defend her title? The answer will be revealed tomorrow morning.

Finally, let’s guess and identify. The image below shows a player carrying her bag while leaving the court. Without any hints, can you recognize who she is?

In the last guessing game, some fans gave the correct answer. Yes, the person in the picture is Hong Kong’s player Wong Chak Lam.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Independent Thinker)