As Alcaraz's journey at the 2025 US Open began, fans had to get accustomed to a very different look from the Spanish phenom.

Carlos Alcaraz has showed up at the U.S. Open for his first-round match with a shaved head NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz showed up at the U.S. Open on Monday for his first-round match with a new look: a shaved head.

Carlos Alcaraz showed up at the U.S. Open on Monday for his first-round match with a new look: a shaved head. Alcaraz, who is seeded No. 2 at Flushing Meadows, caused a bit of a buzz with his buzz cut when he got to the tournament grounds before facing Reilly Opelka in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Venus Williams made an impressive return to tennis this year and managed to make her way to the US Open, but she came up short in the first round.

Even at age 45, even after two years away from Grand Slam tennis, Venus Williams displayed some big serves and powerful groundstrokes at the U.S. Open on Monday night in front of a supportive crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium,

The elder Williams was off the tennis tour for 16 months until making a comeback at a tournament in Washington last month, where she won one match each in singles and doubles. She hadn't competed anywhere since the Miami Open in March 2024, and had surgery for uterine fibroids later last year.

Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev created a chaotic situation in a U.S. Open match against France's Benjamin Bonzi on Sunday night in New York.

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has an epic meltdown during his U.S. Open match against Benjamin Bonzi of France. We explain.

Petra Kvitova looked to her right as she sat down in the U.S. Open's main interview room for her final postmatch news conference as a professional tennis player Monday, and the two-time Wimbledon champion saw what she was hoping for.

Petra Kvitova looked to her right as she sat down in the U.S. Open’s main interview room for her final post-match news conference as a professional tennis player, and the two-time Wimbledon champion saw what she was hoping for.

While a recent bout with Covid-19 didn’t give Petra Kvitova the proper preparation she probably would have liked, the two-time Wimbledon champion did successfully make her farewell to tennis the way she wanted – at the US Open.