With talk of a first-ever Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer showdown in New York dominating the headlines, the two protagonists of that potentially epic semifinal saga took giant leaps toward that destination–which could become a reality next Friday. Nadal beat Leonardo Mayer and Federer crushed Feliciano Lopez. […]
A surprising, first-time finalist at the U.S. Open is already guaranteed. That is due to an incredibly wide-open bottom half of the draw, where qualifier Denis Shapovalov will continue his campaign against Pablo Carreno Busta. Sam Querrey and Mishca Zverev are also in action. […]
Let’s play a game: describe the bottom half of the U.S. men’s singles draw with just one word. It’s a game I started on Twitter, and both the quality and quantity of responses were overwhelming. Within just a few of minutes I thought the word “joke” might become a worldwide trending topic. […]
U.S. Open third-round action will conclude on Saturday, when the relatively loaded top half of the draw takes center stage again. Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand and Steen Kirby of Tennis Atlantic preview and predict four of the matchups.
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Roger Federer and, to a lesser extent, Rafael Nadal have looked far from invincible through two rounds of the U.S. Open. The top two favorites will try to pick up the pace as play hits Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, when they have respective meetings with Feliciano Lopez and Leonardo Mayer. […]
“NextGen” this. “NextGen” that. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. It really is getting old. But with so many top players hurt, other than Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal the ATP Tour simply hasn’t had anything else to talk about this season. That being said, the good news for the ATP is that the NextGen group of which it speaks is sure representing well right now. […]
A five-setter worked out pretty well for Roger Federer in his U.S. Open first-rounder against Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday night. So well, in fact, that he seemed to decide playing another one would be not such a bad idea. It wasn’t. Federer came back from two sets to one down, outlasting Mikhail Youzhny in five.
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