Rafael Nadal will miss the US Open after the Spaniard ended his 2021 season because of a foot injury. The injury caused the 20-time Grand Slam winner to miss the Cincinnati Masters and Canadian Open last week.Defending champion Dominic Thiem and five-time winner Roger Federer have also pulled out of this year's US Open.Nadal, 35, wrote on Instagram: "Honestly, I…

Top seeds Daniil Medvedev and Ashleigh Barty are among the big names through to the quarter-finals in Cincinnati.Russian world number two Medvedev beat Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-3.He extends his winning streak to seven matches, having won the Canadian Open title on Sunday.In the women's tournament, Australia's world number one and recent Wimbledon winner Barty stormed past Belarus' defending champion…

American Varvara Lepchenko has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping rule violation, the International Tennis Federation has confirmed.The 35-year-old returned a positive test which contained metabolites of adrafinil and/or modafinil at the Hungarian Grand Prix in July.Both substances are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, the ITF said.Lepchenko is 124th in the WTA world rankings. A pre-charge notice was issued…

Key informationDates: 27 August-4 SeptemberVenue: Ariake Tennis ParkGold medals on offer: SixHow does it work? Wheelchair tennis is broadly similar to the non-disabled game but with a couple of key differences.Players can allow the ball to bounce twice and while the first bounce must be inside the court boundaries, the second can be inside or outside.In addition, at the serve,…