{
  "id": 5879359,
  "title": "Sweeny exits US Open to end Australia's singles chances",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/sweeny-exits-us-open-to-end-australias-singles-chances-5879359",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T01:01:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
    "slug": "abc-news",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/us-open-australia-dane-sweeny-eliminated-new-york/107121304"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dane Sweeny suffered a disappointing third-round loss to Luciano Darderi in the US Open, ending Australia's singles hopes. This marked the first time in five years that Australia had no singles player left in New York. The 25-year-old Australian had turned his first main-draw appearance into a remarkable run to the last 32 of a major. Despite his loss, Sweeny's good fortune brought him a $402,500 cheque and a fresh career-high ranking. If he can climb to the top 100 by the end of the season, Sweeny will secure direct entry to the Australian Open for the first time.",
  "summary": "Australia's last US Open singles hope is eliminated, with gallant wildcard Dane Sweeny suffering a third-round loss to Italian 21st seed Luciano Darderi.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Sweeny knocked out of US Open by Italian seed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/sweeny-knocked-out-of-us-open-by-italian-seed",
        "published": "2026-09-06T00:27:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Sweeny knocked out of US Open by Italian seed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/sweeny-knocked-out-of-us-open-by-italian-seed-5873002",
        "published": "2026-09-06T00:27:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Sweeny exits US Open to end Australia's singles chances",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/sweeny-exits-us-open-to-end-australias-singles-chances",
        "published": "2026-09-06T01:01:15.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}