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Coco Gauff Plays Karolina Muchova in US Open Semifinal Thursday

Gauff, 19, is one match win away from making the U.S. Open singles final for the first time in her career.

By Jesus Jimenez

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At the U.S. Open, Stifling Heat Causes Some Players to Lose Their Cool

An unseasonal stretch of extreme heat and humidity has left the stadiums at the Open sweltering. But a few players, Coco Gauff among them, say the hotter, the better.

By Matthew Futterman

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Naomi Osaka Makes U.S. Open Return. But Not for Tennis.

Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam singles champion, has taken breaks from tennis for her mental health and to start a family, but she is aiming to compete again in 2024.

By Jesus Jimenez

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Ecuavoley, Anyone? Sport of Ecuador Thrives in Shadow of US Open.

Just outside the U.S. Open grounds, Queens locals, many of them immigrants from Ecuador, play a volleyball-like sport imported from their country that brings the community together.

By David Waldstein

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