US Open

2026 US Open serves up tennis, Israeli stars and a new-look Arthur Ashe

The United States leads all nations with 28 players earning direct entry into the main draw, split evenly between 14 women and 14 men.

|ByHOWARD BLAS
GUY SASSON proudly waves the Israeli flag after winning the bronze at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris; illustrative
Israeli tennis captain Jonathan Erlich.

Israel set to play Canada for Davis Cup showdown in Scotiabank Centre

Team Israel is heading to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, to compete against Team Canada from September 12 to 14 in World Group I.

|ByHOWARD BLAS
One of Israeli tennis player Sergei Lysov at the US Open.

Sergei Lysov’s New York breakthrough in wheelchair tennis

Now, as he competes internationally, Lysov proudly represents Israel. His racket features an Israeli flag damper, and his tennis wheelchair is adorned with yellow ribbons as a tribute to the hostages

|ByHOWARD BLAS
Piotr Szczerek recorded taking a hat being handed to a child.

Polish CEO apologizes after video shows him taking hat from child

Szczerek claimed he was “convinced” that tennis player Kamil Majchrzak had been "passing his hat in my direction..."

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Shocking first-round loss for Schwartzman

After two straight US Open quarterfinals, Jewish-Argentine knocked out early • Djokovic cruises • Gauff ousted

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020ByHOWARD BLAS
EWISH-ARGENTINE DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN hits a return on Monday night during his five-set defeat to Brit Cameron Norrie in the first round of the US Open in New York.

The true tennis love story of Canadian-Israeli Sharon Fichman

Fichman now hopes to compete for Canada at the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019ByHOWARD BLAS
CANADIAN-ISRAELI tennis player Sharon Fichman is back on court after an extended break from the sport, and she hopes to participate in the 2020 Olympics next year in Tokyo