00:00All the stars are out for the 2025 U.S. Open Tennis Tournament, and so was the drama and the controversy as the brackets narrowed down to the semifinals.
00:11Tensions were at their high point Monday when two Americans, both former U.S. Open champions, battled for a spot in the quarterfinals.
00:19Naomi Osaka looks to be returning to her major tournament-winning form, taking down No. 3 seed Coco Gauff.
00:27Osaka returned to the game in 2024 after well-documented mental health struggles and the birth of her daughter.
00:34She credits Gauff for the motivation.
00:36I was in the stands like two months after I gave birth to my daughter watching Coco.
00:47Yeah, I just really wanted an opportunity to come out here and play.
00:51This is my favorite court in the world, and it means so much to me to be back here.
00:56Also in the women's draw, second-ranked Iga Sviantek rolled into the quarterfinals, beating Ekaterina Alexandrova on Monday.
01:05She'll face American Amanda Anisimova next.
01:07It's a rematch of Wimbledon's final in July, won by Sviantek.
01:13There was some controversy off the court in New York City over the weekend.
01:17Romanian player Sorana Kirstia had a trophy stolen from the hotel room she was staying in during the tournament.
01:24Kirstia won the trophy in Cleveland last week and wrote in an Instagram post,
01:29Whoever stole my Cleveland trophy from room 314 at the 50 Sinesta, please give it back.
01:36It has no material value, just sentimental value.
01:40It would be greatly appreciated.
01:42Thank you, Sorana.
01:43Hatgate made some headlines, too.
01:45The Polish CEO, who went viral for taking Kamil Myshak's hat away from a young fan as the kid reached out for the souvenir, has apologized via social media.
01:55He said he's sorry for his actions and that he never intended to steal the prize memento from the young fan.
02:02Back on the court, the men's draw is shaping up to be another best-in-the-world showdown.
02:06Carlos Alcaraz and Yannick Sinner are on a collision course, as they were at Wimbledon.
02:12The defending U.S. Open champion Sinner dispatched Alexander Bublik in just an hour and 21 minutes to advance to the quarters.
02:20At times, I felt like today I was playing some great tennis and I managed to break him very early,
02:27which then, you know, it gave me then the confidence to serve, you know, a little bit better
02:32and play from the back of the court a bit better, but, you know, it was a faster or a fast match.
02:40Grand Slam tennis has been a two-man show for the last two seasons.
02:43The last seven major tournaments have gone one way or the other.
02:48Sinner has four titles.
02:50Alcaraz has three.
02:51A foregone conclusion?
02:53Not entirely.
02:54Tuesday night in Flushing, New York, the legendary Novak Djokovic, who has won four U.S. Open titles, including 2023,
03:02will take on the only American left on the men's side.
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