Rafael Nadal’s 2016 U.S. Open came to a close on Sunday, but not before the Arthur Ashe Stadium faithful were treated to a five-set, day-session thriller that lasted into the night. Nadal succumbed to Lucas Pouille 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6) in a tilt that lasted four hours and seven minutes. […]
Juan Martin Del Potro maintained his winning ways by disposing of David Ferrer 7-6(3), 6-2, 6-3 in the U.S. Open third round on Saturday afternoon. The 27-year-old Argentine broke serve five times and held throughout the second and the third to advance after two hours and 24 minutes. […]
Rafael Nadal already has a gold medal from the Rio Olympics this summer in his Mallorca museum. Now he is playing like he wants some more hardware. Nadal continued his unscathed trek through the U.S. Open by thrashing Andrey Kuznetsov 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round on Friday night. […]
Babolat’s “Jack Sock for President” campaign took a step in the right direction on Friday. In fact, it took a giant step. Sock became the first–and so far only–American to reach the fourth round of the 2016 U.S. Open when he stunned 2009 champion Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in a mere one hour and 41 minutes. […]
Juan Martin Del Potro was the feature performer during Thursday’s night session at the U.S. Open. Except he wasn’t. Given top billing in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Del Potro vs. Steve Johnson turned out to be a mere appetizer to the main course being offered elsewhere on the grounds. […]
The Arthur Ashe Stadium roof was closed for a second consecutive men’s singles match, as Andy Murray took care of Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 in round two of the U.S. Open on Thursday afternoon. Murray needed two hours and 22 minutes to join the fifth-ranked Spaniard in the last 32. […]
Rafael Nadal continued his unscathed trek through the U.S. Open when he scored a 6-0, 7-5, 6-1 second-round victory over Andreas Seppi on Wednesday night. Nadal is joined in the last 32 by Frenchmen Gael Monfils, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Lucas Pouille. […]
To the surprise of nobody, John Isner and Jack Sock marched into the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday. The arrival of a third musketeer in the last 32 of the season’s major, however, was entirely unexpected. That would be none other than Ryan Harrison. […]
Another thriller on the new Grandstand saw Steve Johnson stage an unbelievable comeback to stun Evgeny Donskoy 4-6, 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-3 during first-round action at the U.S. Open. Next up for Johnson is wild card Juan Martin Del Potro, who beat fellow Argentine Diego Schwartzman. […]
The Rafael Nadal of the Rio Olympics–not the Rafael Nadal of the Cincinnati Masters–was on display during the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday afternoon. That’s exactly the way his legion of fans wanted it. As for Novak Djokovic, the jury is still out following a four-set win over Jerzy Janowicz.
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