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Plenty of drama, stress at final Slam
The Straits Times
|September 01, 2025
Unseasonably mild conditions have done nothing to cool tempers inside the 2025 US Open, as frustrations boil over and nerves fray on courts across Flushing Meadows.
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NEW YORK - Unseasonably mild conditions have done nothing to cool tempers inside the 2025 US Open, as frustrations boil over and nerves fray on courts across Flushing Meadows.
Spats at the net and tears on the bench have appeared more frequent in New York this time, when players reach the home stretch of a busy season grasping at their last chance to claim a Grand Slam title this year.
"Lots of drama," said American fourth seed Jessica Pegula. "Everyone is tense. It's the last Slam of the season. Your last chance to go deep at a Slam for a while.
"I think people maybe just get stressed out, and you're out there competing and fighting and trying to win. I think it just gets emotional."
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