Belinda Bencic

Kazakhstan tennis star Yulia Putintseva has become the talk of the US Open after she 'humiliated' a ball girl during her third-round loss.  The 29-year-old cut a frustrated figure after her 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Jasmine Paolini, however it was her antics during the match which caught attention. After ball girl attempted to throw balls towards her before she took serve but Putintseva made no effort to catch the balls and instead stood still.

Despite losing in the US Open third round to American Peyton Stearns, Katie Boulter should earn herself a spot in the world No. 50 rankings through her appearances in New York. She has established herself as the British No. 1, and although she lost 6-4, 6-3, to the former American college standout, Emma Raducanu will be miles ahead of her by the time the former New York champion makes her comeback. Raducanu is said to be making good strides in her recovery, and she has been working with a physical therapist while visiting family in China, where she has been unable to visit since the Covid pandemic has been delayed. However, the new reports are that Raducanu, 20, will be back to the official circuit before it winds up in early November. Rather, she is positive she will attend an exhibition in Macau against Olympic champion Belinda Bencic and a mixed doubles featuring Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe on December 2nd. She is scheduled to compete in other exhibition tournaments before returning to full duty in January.

The 27-year-old British No7 triumphed in her first round match against Russia's Margarita Betova on Monday, but the second round was a step too far, with her knocked out. Since being in the semi-finals in 2019, Bencic, the current Olympic champion, will be hoping to progress in the tournament. She reached the fourth round of the latest Wimbledon but has enjoyed the bulk of her success in New York and is now in the third round.