Show notes
- Tennis: Coco Gauff beats Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 to reach the US Open quarterfinals for the first time since her 2023 title; 10-match win streak; next is Mirra Andreeva (AP / Guardian).
- Tennis: No. 1 Alexander Zverev beats No. 21 Luciano Darderi 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(3); he is the only man in the quarterfinals of all four majors this year (ESPN / Tennis Majors).
- Tennis: No. 28 Alexander Blockx beats No. 24 Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 — first Belgian man to reach the US Open quarterfinals (AFP / ESPN).
- MLB: Teoscar Hernández's three-run homer and Emmet Sheehan's 10 Ks lift the Dodgers 6-3 over the Reds, fifth straight win (AP / ESPN).
- MLB: Jeff McNeil's two-out, ninth-inning infield single walks off the Blue Jays 6-5 after Toronto tied it in the ninth (AP / Sportsnet).
Sources
- Coco Gauff back in US Open quarterfinals for first time since 2023 titleAssociated Press · Sep 8, 2026
- Coco Gauff dismantles Iva Jovic to reach quarter-finals in confident US Open runThe Guardian · Sep 8, 2026
- Top-seeded Zverev rolls into US Open quarters; Tien oustedESPN · Sep 8, 2026
- Zverev sweeps aside Darderi to complete the US Open last eight and a quarterfinal at all four majorsTennis Majors · Sep 8, 2026
- Blockx first Belgian man to reach US Open quarter-finalsAFP / Yahoo Sports · Sep 8, 2026
- Dodgers extend winning streak to 5 with 6-3 victory over RedsAssociated Press · Sep 8, 2026
- Hernández's 3-run homer and Sheehan's 10 Ks power Dodgers past Reds 6-3 for 5th straight winESPN · Sep 8, 2026
- McNeil legs out winning single, lifts A's to 6-5 victory over Blue JaysAssociated Press · Sep 8, 2026
- Blue Jays' rally ends in walk-off heartbreak as Cease, defence stumbleSportsnet · Sep 8, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Tuesday, September eighth, twenty twenty-six. At the U.S. Open, Coco Gauff rolls into the quarters for the first time since her twenty twenty-three title, beating Iva Jovic six-one, six-four on a ten-match win streak; next is French Open champ Mirra Andreeva. Top seed Alexander Zverev takes Luciano Darderi six-two, six-two, seven-six in the breaker — last eight at all four Slams this year. Twenty-one-year-old Alexander Blockx becomes the first Belgian man into the New York quarters, beating Francisco Cerundolo six-three, four-six, seven-five, seven-five. In M.L.B., Teoscar Hernandez's three-run homer and Emmet Sheehan's ten punchouts lift the Dodgers six-three over the Reds, five in a row. And Jeff McNeil legs out a ninth-inning infield single as the A's walk off Toronto six-five. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!