Daily bulletin for Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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- Tennis: No. 8 Ben Shelton beats defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(10-7) in the latest-finishing match in US Open history (3:33 a.m. ET); next is Frances Tiafoe (Reuters / ESPN).
- Tennis: Coco Gauff saves two match points and beats No. 5 Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time since her 2023 title; next is Elena Rybakina (WTA / USA TODAY).
- Tennis: No. 3 Jessica Pegula beats Emma Navarro 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 — third straight US Open semifinal; next is Aryna Sabalenka (ESPN / Reuters).
- MLB: Aaron Judge returns from the injured list as the Yankees beat the Rockies 5-3 (Reuters / ESPN).
- MLB: Tarik Skubal pitches the Dodgers past the Reds 3-2 for their sixth straight win (AP / Reuters).
Sources
- Defending US Open champion Alcaraz beaten in quarter-finals by SheltonReuters · Sep 9, 2026
- Ben Shelton stuns Carlos Alcaraz in late-night US Open marathonESPN · Sep 9, 2026
- Gauff saves two match points, storms past Andreeva into US Open semisWTA · Sep 9, 2026
- Coco Gauff comes back to beat Mirra Andreeva, heads to US Open semisUSA TODAY · Sep 9, 2026
- Jessica Pegula beats Emma Navarro to make US Open semifinalsESPN · Sep 8, 2026
- Pegula reaches third successive US Open semi-final, sets up Sabalenka rematchReuters · Sep 9, 2026
- Yankees flummox Rockies in Aaron Judge’s returnReuters · Sep 9, 2026
- Yankees 5-3 Rockies (Sep 8, 2026) Box ScoreESPN · Sep 8, 2026
- Tarik Skubal pitches the Dodgers past the Reds 3-2 for their 6th straight winAssociated Press · Sep 9, 2026
- Tarik Skubal, Dodgers shut down Reds to extend winning streakReuters · Sep 9, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Wednesday, September ninth, twenty twenty-six. At the U.S. Open, eighth seed Ben Shelton stuns defending champ Carlos Alcaraz six-seven in the breaker, six-one, six-three, one-six, seven-six in the match breaker — latest finish in tournament history at three thirty-three a.m.; next is Frances Tiafoe in an all-American semi. Coco Gauff saves two match points and beats French Open champ Mirra Andreeva two-six, seven-six in the breaker, six-two; Elena Rybakina next. Third seed Jessica Pegula rallies past Emma Navarro three-six, six-four, six-three for a third straight New York semi, Aryna Sabalenka next. In M.L.B., Aaron Judge returns from the injured list as the Yankees beat the Rockies five-three. And Tarik Skubal lifts the Dodgers three-two over the Reds, six in a row. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!