When Alcaraz arrived at the US Open practice courts on Monday, his full head of hair was missing, replaced with a buzz cut.

Carlos Alcaraz has a fresh cut for the 2025 US Open. The 22-year-old Spaniard arrived in Queens on Monday with a dramatic haircut, sporting a buzzcut rather than the longer look he has worn for years,

American tennis star Frances Tiafoe couldn't hold back his jokes about World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz's "horendous" haircut he debuted at the US Open this week.

Until Sunday, Emma Raducanu had failed to win a match at Flushing Meadows since she lifted the US Open women's single title in 2021.

Former champion Emma Raducanu took a step towards exorcising her recent U.S. Open demons, earning her first victory at the tournament since lifting the trophy in 2021 by beating Japan's Ena Shibahara 6-1 6-2 in the first round on Sunday.

Raducanu was expected to face the 24th seed Veronika Kudermetova in the second round but she will instead play the Indonesian qualifier Tjen, with the World No 147 winning 6-4 4-6

Venus Williams, 45, played her first Grand Slam match in two years at the US Open on Monday, displaying some big serves and powerful groundstrokes before losing 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to Karolina Muchova.

The 45-year-old brought her big serve and powerful groundstrokes to the fore before falling to 11th seed Karolina Muchova.

Venus Williams, 45, became the oldest singles player to compete in a hard-court tournament since 1981 during her loss to Karolina Muchova at the U.S. Open.

Daniil Medvedev and Benjamin Bonzi's match was delayed more than six minutes between points Sunday night after a photographer entered the court on match point.

There was bedlam at the U.S. Open Sunday night, when Daniil Medvedev’s 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4 defeat to Benjamin Bonzi was delayed for six minutes after a photographer prematurely entered the court.