Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

Shelby Rogers has been around the tennis tour long enough to know the routine after a big win — and, sadly, what awaits after an ugly loss.

From long matches to upsets to fun controversies, you can’t beat the excitement during the opening week of the 2021 U.S. Open.

With his U.S. Open run, Frances Tiafoe showed the swashbuckling, charismatic personality that could make him a crossover tennis star.

Being an independent has been an abject disaster for UConn, which reached another low Saturday in a 38-28 loss to Holy Cross.

Just two seasons after LSU’s magical run to national title, Ed Orgeron is in trouble, the magnitude of which came into focus after LSU’s 38-27 loss.

Her future is now the dominant story in tennis, but Naomi Osaka doesn’t owe us anything and should take time to decide what she wants her life to be.

Carlos Alcaraz, 18, who entered the U.S. Open ranked No. 55, introduced himself in a major way Friday by knocking out No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Immediately after the bathroom break, Tsitsipas broke Murray’s serve and held on for an eventual 2-6, 7-6 (9-7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win in the first round.

The world’s fourth-ranked tennis player enters the U.S. Open under a cloud of suspicion, and his misleading statements will only amp up the scrutiny.