Aryna Sabalenka and her boyfriend, Georgios Frangulis, headed to New York in a private jet as the Belarusian gears up for her US Open campaign.

Look, we’ve all been there – you make plans with someone, they get hurt, and suddenly everyone else wants to step in as the replacement. But Aryna Sabalenka?

Emma Raducanu is encouraged by her preparations for the US Open after pushing Aryna Sabalenka close in a competitive defeat in Cincinnati. Raducanu was beaten in a third-set tiebreak by the world No 1 having battled back from a set down to force a decider, and matched Sabalenka virtually stroke for stroke throughout.

Rennae Stubbs had a hard time understanding some of the errors made by Sabalenka in the Emma Raducanu match in Cincinnati.

Aryna Sabalenka became the second player to cause a stir with their choice of water bottle at the Cincinnati Open. Earlier this week, Carlos Alcaraz got into an argument with chair umpire Greg Allensworth when he was told off for drinking from reusable Evian bottles, repeatedly telling the official: “It’s not my fault.”

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz among the wild card teams announced by the US Tennis Association for its mixed doubles event on August 19-20; The US Open is live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

After losing in the French Open final, Sabalenka made some comments about Gauff that were widely described as 'disrespectful.'