The 2025 US Open has moved through one week of play at Flushing Meadows, with the drama only heating up as both singles tournaments have rolled on.

The biggest stories have come from the women’s singles tournament. Two of the biggest names advanced Saturday, as No. 3 Coco Gauff — despite ongoing questions about her serve — advanced in two sets over No. 28 Magdalena Frech. That helped set up up a fourth-round clash with resurgent No. 23 Naomi Osaka (who claimed a three-set win over No. 15 Daria Kasatkina). Meanwhile, Taylor Townsend, days after an exchange with Jelena Ostapenko, upset No. 5 Mirra Andreeva to earn a fourth-round appointment against Barbora Krejcikova.

In the men’s singles bracket, defending champion Jannik Sinner moved past No. 27 Denis Shapovalov in four sets, while two other third-round matches ended with a player retiring. No. 15 Andrey Rublev was pushed to five sets before defeating Coleman Wong Chak-lam, while the No. 435-ranked Leandro Riedi became the lowest-ranked player to reach the fourth round in 40 years.

Here is the latest bracket, including results from Saturday and a schedule of Sunday’s matches in men’s and women’s singles at the US Open:

2025 US Open schedule, scores

All times Eastern.

Saturday, August 30

Men’s Singles Round 3:

No. 10 Lorenzo Musetti defeats No. 24 Flavio Cobolli, 6-3, 6-2, 2-0 (Cobolli retires)
No. 15 Andrey Rublev defeats Coleman Wong Chak-lam, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeats No. 27 Denis Shapovalov, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
Jaume Munar defeats Zizou Bergs, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
Leandro Riedi defeats Kamil Majchrzak, 5-3 (Majchrzak retires)
No. 8 Alex de Minaur defeats Daniel Altmaier, 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-4, 2-0 (Altmaier retires)
No. 3 Alexander Zverev vs. No. 25 Felix Auger-Aliassime, 7 p.m.
No. 23 Alexander Bublik vs. No. 14 Tommy Paul, 8:30 p.m.

Women’s Singles Round 3:

No. 11 Karolina Muchova defeats No. 21 Linda Noskova, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 Coco Gauff defeats No. 28 Magdalena Frech, 6-3, 6-1
No. 27 Marta Kostyuk defeats Diane Parry, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 23 Naomi Osaka defeats No. 15 Daria Kasatkina, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
No. 13 Ekaterina Alexandrova defeats Laura Siegemund, 6-0, 6-1
No. 8 Amanda Anisimova defeats Jaqueline Cristian, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
No. 29 Anna Kalinskaya vs. No. 2 Iga Swiatek, 7 p.m.
No. 18 Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Maria Sakkari, 9 p.m.

Sunday, August 31

Men’s Singles Round 4:

Adrian Mannarino vs. No. 20 Jiri Lehecka, 11 a.m.
Arthur Rinderknech vs. No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, 1:30 p.m.
No. 21 Tomas Machac vs. No. 4 Taylor Fritz, 3 p.m.
No. 7 Novak Djokovic vs. Jan-Lennard Struff, 7 p.m.

Women’s Singles Round 4:

No. 4 Jessica Pegula vs. Ann Li, 11:30 a.m.
Barbora Krejcikova vs. Taylor Townsend, 1 p.m.
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka vs. Cristina Bucsa, 4:40 p.m.
No. 9 Elena Rybakina vs. Marketa Vondrousova, 8:40 p.m.

How to watch 2025 US Open: Dates, TV, streaming

Dates: Sunday, Aug. 24-Sunday, Sept. 7
Location: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (New York)
TV channels: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (Spanish language)
Streaming: ESPN+ and Fubo (free trial)

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Jelena Ostapenko apologized on Saturday, taking to social media after her US Open incident with Taylor Townsend, following her second-round loss in which she said Townsend, who is black, had “no education.”

Ostapenko, who was the No. 25 seed, again went to social media to issue an apology for saying things after her 7-5, 6-1 loss, in which she confronted Townsend at the net and continued to argue with her following the match. Townsend told ESPN during an interview that Ostapenko also said she had “no class.”

In the statement, Ostapenko did not reference Townsend, who will play her fourth-round singles match on Sunday.

“Hi all – I wanted to apologize for some of the things I said during my second-round singles match,’ Ostapenka wrote on Instagram. ‘English is not my native language, so when I said education, I was speaking only about what I believe as tennis etiquette, but I understand how the words I used could have offended many people beyond the tennis court. I appreciate the support as I continue to learn and grow as a person and a tennis player. Goodbye New York and I look forward to being back next year.”

In her first statement after the loss, Ostapenko said her opponent ‘was very disrespectful as she had a net ball in a very deciding moment and didn’t say sorry at all.’

“There are some rules in tennis that most of the players follow, and it was the first time that this happened to me on tour. If she plays in her homeland it doesn’t mean that she can behave and do whatever she wants,’ Ostapenko wrote.

It led two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka to discuss the comments and defend Townsend, the world’s No. 1-ranked doubles player.

“It’s one of the worst things you can say to a Black tennis player in a majority White sport,’ Osaka said. ‘I know Taylor and I know how hard she’s worked and I know how smart she is, so she’s the furthest thing from uneducated or anything like that. I think it’s ill-timing and the worst person you could have ever said it to. And I don’t know if she knows the history of it in America.”

Since winning the national championship in January, Ohio State has rejected the notion that it was defending its title in 2025.

This is a mostly new team, the Buckeyes said often, referring to the 14 starters taken in the NFL draft. They wanted to earn a national championship for themselves.

Their 14-7 victory in front of 107,524 at Ohio Stadium against No. 1 Texas was a strong opening statement, thanks to a strong performance by No. 2 Ohio State’s revamped defense.

That defense, which featured eight new starters, allowed the Longhorns and their Heisman Trophy favorite quarterback, Arch Manning, only one score.

It was a triumphant debut for new Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, who spent the past two decades coaching in the NFL. He was under much pressure after the success of his predecessor, Jim Knowles, who left for Penn State.

The Buckeyes sputtered much of the game on offense, but they got enough. West Virginia transfer CJ Donaldson capped an 80-yard touchdown drive in the first half with a 1-yard touchdown on fourth down.

Julian Sayin connected with Carnell Tate on a 40-yard score early in the fourth quarter for Ohio State’s other score.

Ohio State’s shutout bid ended with 3:28 left when Parker Livingstone caught a 32-yard touchdown from Manning.

But Texas was stopped at midfield on its last drive.

Defense bends but doesn’t break

Ohio State was expected to have growing pains on defense after losing so many starters, including all four on the defensive line.

Instead, it limited the Longhorns to 79 yards in the first half and then bent but didn’t break in the second half until late in the fourth quarter.

Texas drove 70 yards on its first possession of the third quarter.

On fourth-and-goal from inside the Ohio State 1, Arch Manning tried to use his 6-foot-4, 219-frame to plunge into the end zone. Instead, Caden Curry and Kayden McDonald were among a group of Buckeyes to stuff Manning.

On Texas’ next possession, cornerback Jermaine Mathews stepped in front of receiver Ryan Wingo on a deep ball for an interception.

Texas again drove deep into Buckeyes territory on its first fourth-quarter possession. But on fourth-and-goal from the 9, Manning’s pass fell incomplete to Livingstone with Davison Igbinosun in tight coverage.

Livingstone beat Mathews for Texas’ only touchdown with 3:28 left to make the final minutes interesting.

Texas got the ball one more time, but C.J. Hicks pressured Manning on a hurried throw, and All-American safety Caleb Downs tackled tight end Jack Endries two yards short of the first down.

Neither Sayin nor Manning lit it up

Sayin was solid if unspectacular in his starting debut. The former five-star recruit, who left Alabama following Nick Saban’s retirement last year, completed 13 of 20 passes for a modest 126 yards. More important, he didn’t make any costly mistakes.

Early in the game, he didn’t get much help from his receivers. Stunningly, that included two drops by star sophomore Jeremiah Smith. Sayin did miss a chance to connect with Smith deep on Ohio State’s first drive, which caused coach Ryan Day to chastise him on the sideline.

Ohio State’s game plan was to minimize risky throws. The one deep pass Sayin did throw was slightly underthrown, but Tate made a catch while closely covered in the end zone to give the Buckeyes a 14-0 lead.

Manning had a much more up-and-down game. After a dismal first half, he tried to rally with some clutch throws, but it wasn’t enough. He finished 17 of 30 for 170 yards.

Manning also ran for 38 yards in 10 carries.

First half was a slog

The teams combined for only 182 yards, 103 by Ohio State. Eighty of the Buckeyes’ yardage came on the only score of the half, a 13-play 80-yard drive that consumed more than 8 minutes.

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Two Texas penalties, including a facemask infraction, aided the OSU cause.

Only one play, a 16-yard pass from Sayin to Smith, went for longer than 7 yards. The Buckeyes plodded down the field and finally scored on a 1-yard touchdown run by Donaldson on fourth-and-goal midway through the second quarter.

Ohio State’s defense didn’t allow Texas to get beyond the its 42-yard line. That came on the Longhorns’ opening possession and ended when linebacker Arvell Reese stuffed Texas running back CJ Baxter on fourth-and-2.

Arch Manning made his debut as Texas’ full-time starter in a much-anticipated matchup against Ohio State. It did not go as well as Longhorns fans would have hoped.

How did Manning fare during the game, and could it impact how NFL decision-makers view him as a 2026 NFL Draft prospect? Here’s what to know about Manning’s first game of the 2025 college football season.

Grading Arch Manning’s performance against Ohio State

Manning entered Saturday’s game against Ohio State having made just two starts over his first two seasons at Texas. He looked the part of an inexperienced starter as Steve Sarkisian’s offense failed to consistently move the ball against Matt Patricia’s defense.

For most of the game, Manning didn’t look comfortable making downfield throws against Ohio State’s defense and was forced to throw a lot of checkdowns. Part of that was because the Buckeyes’ defensive backs were sticky in coverage throughout the day and didn’t offer much space to Texas’ weapons throughout the contest.

That said, when Manning had open receivers, he generally struggled to hit them in stride. His accuracy and ball placement were both spotty on passes thrown in the deep and intermediate parts of the field. That played a part in the interception he threw, which saw Jermaine Mathews Jr. undercut an underthrow pass from Manning to Ryan Wingo.

The good news for Texas fans? Manning showed some life as a downfield passer in the fourth quarter. He began the Longhorns’ lone touchdown drive by hitting Wingo with a 28-yard laser over the middle of the field on what may have been his best throw of the day.

Then came another well-delivered pass from Manning: a 32-yard strike to Parker Livingstone. The receiver managed to corral the throw for a controversial touchdown, as it appeared the ball may have hit the ground while Livingstone was going to the ground.

Though Manning looked good on that drive, his ensuing drive and comeback effort showed some of the struggles prevalent in the early stages of the game. He threw a dump-off pass behind a wide-open Wingo, who couldn’t reel it in, and then was nearly sacked on his final offensive play of the game before being forced to throw the ball short of the sticks.

So, while there may have been a silver lining in Manning’s debut, it was still a disappointing and below-average showing for the first-year starter.

Grade: D+

Arch Manning draft stock

It’s too early to say whether Manning’s draft stock will be significantly impacted by his 2025 debut against Ohio State.

While Manning had a less-than-stellar showing, NFL executives and decision-makers may be willing to write off some of his struggles. After all, Texas was playing on the road in a tough environment against the reigning national champion Ohio State; it was also Manning’s first start as the Longhorns’ full-time starter, and he showed growth through the critical stages of the game in the fourth quarter.

That said, Manning’s performance outlined one of the major concerns he has ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. He doesn’t have much experience playing at the college level. Sure, he got two starts in relief of Quinn Ewers during the 2024 college season, but he entered the 2025 campaign having attempted just 95 passes during his first two seasons at the school.

So, while one game won’t necessarily make talent evaluators shy away from Manning as a prospect, they will want to see him improve significantly as the season goes. If he can’t level his play, NFL teams might begin to view the redshirt sophomore as more of a 2027 prospect than one who will come off the board early in 2026.

That’s enough to earn Manning a slight stock down, though he has plenty of time to reverse that trend during the 2025 season.

Arch Manning stats vs. Ohio State

Below is a look at Manning’s full stats from his 2025 starting debut:

Completions/attempts: 17/30
Passing yards: 170
Passing TDs: 1
INTs: 1
Carries: 10
Rushing yards: 38
Rushing TDs: 0

With the return of college football, Pat McAfee’s kicking contest on ‘ESPN College Gameday’ is back, offering serious cash prizes to the participants.

McAfee offers a substantial cash prize to fans across the country in exchange for one simple challenge: making a 33-yard field goal. During Lee Corso’s final show, Logan Pallo, a sophomore at Ohio State University, was the lucky fan selected to attempt this challenge. Pallo mentioned on the broadcast that he is experienced with kicking, as he often practices with his brother, who is also a kicker.

Pallo rose to the challenge, and when McAfee sweetened the pot to $250,000, he nailed the kick on his first try. But as he basked in his victory, a surprise awaited him. He inadvertently stepped in a pile of poop left by Kirk Herbstreit’s dog Peter, who had chosen to relieve himself right before his kick.

Despite the mishap, the crowd was in stitches, and Pallo’s jubilation was undiminished. McAfee, ever the showman, quipped that he had enough cash to buy a new pair of shoes.

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It’s back. The first full college football weekend of the season brings joy and fills the void of fans who have been waiting more than seven months for the return of the sport they love.

The hard part about the start of season is trying to sort out what will happen on the opening week. With departures to the NFL, incomings and outgoings through the transfer proter and coaching changes, there’s a lot to sort out and some surprises sure to come when teams take the field Saturday. But where will they take place?

That’s why the USA TODAY Sports college football staff is here. Matt Hayes, Jordan Mendoza, Paul Myerberg, Erick Smith, Eddie Timanus and Blake Toppmeyer weigh in with their bold predictions for Week 1 of the college football season:

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With Taylor Swift now officially off the market, ESPN moves to North Carolina coach Bill Belichick’s girlfriend/muse Jordon Hudson as its new obsession. During a standalone, Monday night primetime game, no less. Oh, and TCU wins the game. — Matt Hayes   

TCU spoils Bill Belichick’s North Carolina debut

Despite all the weird offseason attention, there’s plenty of hype of what North Caorlina can be with a genius in Bill Belichick in charge. It will be an electric first game taking the spotlight on Labor Day, and it could propel the Tar Heels to a statement win. However, a dangerous TCU team is coming to town, led by quarterback Josh Hoover. He knows how to make big plays, and there will plenty of them Monday night. TCU finds itself in another trap of playing against a team debuting its highly anticipated coach. The Horned Frogs don’t flop again, and get the Belichick era in Chapel Hill started with a loss. — Jordan Mendoza

ACC flexes muscle against LSU, Notre Dame

The ACC flexes its muscle with two high-profile wins: Clemson beats LSU to set the tone for a title run and Miami upsets Notre Dame behind a strong debut from quarterback Carson Beck. While the showdown in Columbus will dominate headlines coming out of Week 1, notching these victories against major competition will boost the ACC’s credibility and play a big part in where the league’s representatives land in the playoff race. — Paul Myerberg

Alabama gets put to the test by Florida State

If you were to write the recipe for an early upset the college football season, all the elements are there for Florida State. The Seminoles are easily overlooked by Alabama players after their two-win season. Meanwhile, the Crimson Tide will be playing in a hostile environment with a quarterback making his first start. This shapes up as a defense struggle for four quarters, so do be surprised if Alabama is fighting to avoid a shocking loss. — Erick Smith

Pac-12 ghosts revived in Utah, UCLA clash

The spirit of #Pac12AfterDark will be alive and well Saturday night when former conference foes UCLA and Utah renew acquaintances at the Rose Bowl (11 p.m. ET, Fox). The last time they met in 2022, the Bruins snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Utes in a 42-32 shootout. Both teams will be breaking in transfer QBs so the score might not be quite as lofty this time, but we have a hunch it will be worth losing a little sleep. — Eddie Timanus

Garrett Nussmeier takes Heisman lead after LSU beats Clemson

Arch Manning will show promise in a loss at Ohio State, but after LSU wins at Clemson, Garrett Nussmeier will claim front-runner status in the Heisman Trophy odds, and the Tigers will skyrocket to the No. 2 spot in the polls. — Blake Toppmeyer

Colorado quarterback Kaidon Salter showed promise but missed opportunities to run, according to Deion Sanders.
The Buffaloes’ defense struggled, giving up nearly 500 yards and failing to capitalize on early turnovers.
Sanders remains optimistic despite the loss and looks forward to improvements in the next game against Delaware.

BOULDER, CO – Colorado football coach Deion Sanders admitted he had tears in his eyes before Friday night’s season-opening game against Georgia Tech.  

In previous years, he would take a pregame walk on the field with one or two of his sons: quarterback Shedeur and safety Shilo.

But both are gone now, having moved on to other pursuits. So he found it touching when another player, receiver Isaiah Hardge, came up to him before kickoff and said ‘let’s take the walk’ in their place.

‘That was a wonderful moment, man,’ Sanders said after his team lost the game, 27-20. ‘It’s a moment that I will never forget, never, because it was not like I initiated it.

“He came to me and said, ‘Let’s go.’ That’s what this college football thing is about. It’s about love. It’s about peace, forgiveness, trials, tribulations. It’s a tremendous journey that we just want these kids to develop into men. Hopefully what transpired tonight will bring us closer together as a team, as well as challenge us to go to the next level and fix what was broken.”

Deion Sanders has a lot to fix

∎ Colorado gave up a 45-yard touchdown run from Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King with 1:07 remaining, a score that broke a 20-20 tie by exposing the Buffaloes’ new-look defense.

∎ The Buffs gave up 463 total yards, including 320 rushing yards, in front of a sold-out crowd of 52,868 at Folsom Field.

∎ Their new quarterback, Kaidon Salter, also threw the ball at times when he should have run, Sanders said. He finished with 43 rushing yards on 13 carries.

At the same time, this was Sanders’ first game back since having his cancerous bladder removed in May.

He said he “felt darn good during the game” and still liked what he saw from his team.

“I’m optimistic on everything,” Sanders said. “We’re definitely going to be fine. I’m not concerned about that. We could have won that game. It’s not like we got our butts kicked.”

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He said Salter was a “little nervous” but did well, except for one main thing. Sanders wanted Salter to be the “dual threat” QB Salter was at Liberty, with the ability to burn opponents with his legs and arm.

“Couple times he could have ran, and he decided to throw,” Sanders said. “It was like, dawg, you’re a dual threat, you know what that mean? Like, use your legs. But man, he’s a great kid and he played his butt off. I’m proud of him in a lot of aspects.”

Salter completed 17 of 28 passes for 159 yards and one touchdown, which came on the game’s first possession – an 8-yard throw to receiver DeKalon Taylor. His best drive came in the fourth quarter, when he capped a 75-yard possession with a 7-yard touchdown run to help tie the game at 20-20 with 8:25 left.

Salter was the only quarterback who played for CU. Freshman recruit Julian “JuJu” Lewis did not, even though Sanders previously said Lewis would play occasionally depending on game situations.

Salter agreed with Sanders afterward.

“Most definitely, I feel like I could have used my legs better,” he said.

What happened on Colorado’s final drive?

After King helped put Georgia Tech ahead, 27-20, Salter took over with 1:07 remaining at his own 25-yard line. Colorado had two timeouts left but never used them.

Why not?

“I think we got out of bounds a couple of times so we didn’t have to take ‘em,” Sanders said.

He also said, “We were just really trying to preserve them till we certainly needed them.’

Instead of preserving precious seconds by using those timeouts, Colorado wasted chunks of that final minute by running around and letting the clock tick down. The Buffs ran five plays to get to the 50-yard line − three complete passes, a 5-yard run from Salter on third-and-1 and a deep throw that didn’t connect.

With three seconds left, Salter then tried a final Hail Mary pass from the 50, which fell incomplete in the end zone as time expired.

What happened with the Colorado defense?

The Buffs missed Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, who played cornerback and receiver before moving on to the NFL. In his place, cornerback DJ McKinney intercepted a pass from King in the first quarter, but the Buffs couldn’t convert it into points.

The defense actually came up with three straight turnovers to start the game, including two fumbles. The problem for the Buffs was that they netted only one touchdown from all of that– Salter’s touchdown pass on his first possession. It gave Colorado its only lead of the game at 7-0, less than three minutes after kickoff.

After that, the Georgia Tech offense just kept gashing the Buffs with motion, counter plays and guard pulls. By halftime, the Yellow Jackets led 13-10 and had 18 first downs, compared to five for CU.

‘Maybe it messed with our eyes a little bit,’ Colorado linebacker Reggie Hughes said of Georgia Tech’s offense.

Sanders joked that his team turned King into a Heisman Trophy candidate. King scored all three of Georgia Tech’s touchdowns on runs of 4, 17 and 45 yards. He finished with 156 yards on 19 carries. He also threw for 143 yards on 13-of-20 passing.

“It’s hard to applaud the defense when we gave up darn near 500 yards,” Sanders said. “That’s kind of tough.”

His team now faces Delaware at home Sept. 6.

“We will do better next week,” Sanders said.

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NEW YORK – Relief is the best way to explain how Coco Gauff is feeling, considering in her last match at the US Open, a 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 second-round victory over unseeded Donna Vekic, she was crying on the bench, unable to figure out why her serve was once again betraying her and searching for answers on the fly.

Gauff set those concerns aside Saturday and is into the fourth round for the fourth straight year with an efficient and dominant 6-3, 6-1 win in the third round over No. 28 seed Magdalena Frech of Poland, who failed in her attempt to reach the final 32 of a Grand Slam tournament for only the second time.

The No. 3 seed and 2023 US Open champion had only four double faults in the match after combining for 18 in the first two rounds. Her serve looked cleaner from the beginning, winning 71% of her first serves, and she didn’t need to be overpowering with her forehand, as she only had 12 winners. Much has been made of her hiring biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan just a week before this tournament to help address her issues with her serve.

‘It’s been an emotional week,’ Gauff said after the match, ‘but I think I needed those tough moments to move forward. I was putting so much pressure on myself, but today I showed I was really having fun out there. I think for me, I guess I’m more proud of, like, the mental effort of things and trying to remember the things that we worked on in practice. Today I definitely think was a step in the right direction. I would love to continue to build and improve on that.’

The 21-year-old Gauff now moves on to face No. 23 seed Naomi Osaka, and she now has 74 wins in Grand Slam matches before the age of 22. Since 2000, only Maria Sharapova (85) has more.

The last time the two played at the US Open was in 2019, when Osaka won their third-round match 6-3, 6-0, in which a then 15-year-old Gauff was making her Arthur Ashe Stadium debut and was emotional after the match.

‘Naomi and I, we aren’t super close or anything, but we’re definitely friendly with each other. I support her from afar in all the things that she’s done on and off the court,’ Gauff said, adding she would hope to play Osaka on Ashe at night again. ‘It would be a cool kind of deja vu type of situation, but hopefully it will be a different result.’

After Frech won the first game of the second set, Gauff exerted her dominance, forcing Frech into 29 unforced errors for the match, with Frech sometimes shaking her head in frustration or staring at the baseline after another ball went out of play.

Gauff started the match dominating, going up 3-0, before Frech rallied after Gauff double-faulted into the net to break serve. It was tied at three games each before Gauff went on another rally to close out the set, winning three straight games.

She had little trouble in the second set after losing the first game, easing her way through her now confident serve, finishing the set in 20 minutes.