US Open, Day 6: The Serena show is over, even if it has not finished

US Open, Day 6: The Serena show is over, even if it has not finished

September 5, 2026 · 51 min

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The episode discusses the outcomes of Day 6 at the US Open, focusing on the performance of Serena Williams and other players.

The only way to get daily podcasts from the US Open in your feed every day is to subscribe to the Tennis Unfiltered Supporters Club: https://www.patreon.com/TennisUnfiltered Every subscriber makes what we do possible: without TUSCers, the podcast literally would not be running, and every new person who joins makes it even more likely that we will be able to keep going in 2027. Please get involved if you can. We need so many more of you. In the meantime, here is the Day 6 podcast from Friday, and part of the newsletter below. Enjoy *** Women’s seeds out: No 7 Karolina Muchova (lost to Emma Navarro), No 15 Diana Shnaider (lost to Taylor Townsend), No 18 Ekaterina Alexandrova (lost to Marta Kostyuk) Men’s seeds out: No 15 Alexander Bublik (lost to Tommy Paul); No 26 Arthur Rinderknech (lost to Daniil Medvedev) I think the Serena Williams thing has run its course. That is not to say she is not a legend of the game, the GOAT in many people’s eyes, or that she will not continue to fill stadiums if she keeps playing. But you have to think the integrity of a tennis tournament will start to come under threat if she - in singles or doubles - does not start winning some matches. Caroline…

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