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The total prize fund for the US Open this year was $108 million. The previous record was set by Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka last year.
Representative of Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina and German Alexander Zverev updated the record for the largest prize money in the history of official tennis tournaments. The New York Times reports this.
Both won the US Open and received $5.5 million each. The total prize fund for the US Open was a record $108 million.
The previous record belonged to the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. They received $5 million for winning the US Open last year.

The RFU CDC summoned CSKA defender Mateus Reis to a meeting on September 17 because of a push from referee Inal Tanashev in the RPL 8th round match against Rubin. The player faces a suspension of up to six matches.

Representative of Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina was the first among tennis players to qualify for the final WTA tournament. The athlete, who recently topped the world rankings after winning the US Open, will compete in Indian Wells in November.

The largest archery center in Russia has opened in Kazan on the basis of the Tasma sports school. The facility, designed to accommodate 400 people per day, was built in less than a year and will become one of the sites for preparations for the VII World Nomad Games in 2028.

On September 16, the RFU CDC will consider the removal of CSKA player Mateus Reis for pushing referee Inal Tanashev. Also on the agenda are disciplinary violations of the clubs Rodina, Fakel, Orenburg, Akhmat, Lokomotiv and others, including insults and delays of matches.

Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov has moved up 24 places to 26th in the ATP rankings after reaching the semifinals at the 2026 US Open. The tournament, held in New York, saw Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina emerge as the men's and women's singles champions.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced that the 2026 world championship match will take place in Geneva from November 22 to December 13. The fight will feature the current champion Gukesh Dommaraju and challenger Javohir Sindarov.