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Sarunrak Vitidsarn reached the Vietnam Open 2026 quarterfinals by beating Bui Bich Phuong 21-13, 21-9 in Ho Chi Minh City on September 10. VnExpress reports that the Thai player had won four consecutive matches after beginning her campaign in qualifying.
Nguyen Hai Dang reached the men's singles quarterfinals at the Vietnam Open 2026 with a 21-14, 21-13 victory over Tharun Mannepalli on September 10. According to VnExpress, the Indian player was ranked 55th in the world, 24 places above Dang.
Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff have reached the 2026 US Open women's semifinals. VnExpress reports that it is the first time in 51 years that the tournament's top four women's seeds have all made that stage.
Ben Shelton came from behind to defeat Carlos Alcaraz in five sets, finishing at 3:33 a.m. in New York, the latest end in US Open history. He will meet Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals.
Frances Tiafoe came back from two sets down to defeat Alex Michelsen and reach his third US Open semifinal in five years. Michelsen cried after the four-hour, 39-minute quarterfinal at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 40th Médoc Marathon drew 8,500 runners through vineyards, with about 20 wine stops and 22 water stations. Winners received Médoc wine matching their body weight instead of cash.
Nguyen Thuy Linh lost 0-2 to Xu Wen Jing in the opening round of the 2026 Vietnam Open despite a chance to force a deciding game. The Vietnamese player will turn to the Asian Games next.
Elena Rybakina will become the WTA's new No. 1 when rankings are published on September 14. The Kazakh player came from behind to defeat Zheng Qinwen and reach the US Open semifinals.
Computers can beat champions without proving chess's optimal result when both sides play perfectly. The game's enormous state space separates powerful position evaluation from a complete solution for the full board.
