There was no passing of torches in American men’s tennis at the U.S. Open on Monday. But to say there almost was would be understatement. John Isner and Jack Sock survived respective five-setters in their first-round showdowns against Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz. […]
Marin Cilic lifted the first Masters 1000 winner’s trophy of his career on Sunday, when he upset Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5 in the Western & Southern Open title match. Cilic seized control right from the start and ended up sealing the deal in one hour and 35 minutes. […]
Andy Murray improved his winning streak to 22 matches when he beat Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-3 in the Cincinnati semifinals on Saturday. The world No. 2, who recently triumphed at Wimbledon and the Rio Olympics, fought off all three of the break points he faced to get the job done in only one hour and 30 minutes. […]
Rafael Nadal got right back in action on the heels of a grueling Rio Olympics campaign and started strong at the Western & Southern Open by defeating Pablo Cuevas 6-1, 7-6(4) during second-round action on Wednesday evening. Nadal fought off all five of the break points he faced to advance in one hour and 30 minutes. […]
Juan Martin Del Potro did not have quite enough left in the tank to turn his guaranteed medal from silver to gold. But he had enough to play a big hand in one last epic match at the Rio Olympics. Andy Murray, of course, played just as critical a role. In a thrilling gold-medal showdown at the Rio Olympics on Sunday, Murray outlasted Del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 after four hours and two minutes. […]
Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez captured the gold medal in men’s doubles at the Rio Olympics by outlasting Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in two hours and 30 minutes on Friday night. One day later, Nadal lost his singles semifinal to Juan Martin Del Potro. […]
A long, nerve-racking day of action at the Rio Olympics saw three of the top four seeds in the men’s singles tournament earn their spots in the semifinals. The lone outsider? None other than Juan Martin Del Potro, whose dramatic run through the Rio de Janeiro draw continued on Friday with a 7-5, 7-6(4) win over Roberto Bautista Agut. […]
Rafael Nadal is one win away from playing for another Olympic medal after he beat Gilles Simon 7-6(5), 6-3 during third-round action in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday afternoon. Nadal is now one round shy of the semifinals, at which point he would have two shots at winning at least one match to earn a spot on the podium. […]
The order of play for the Rio Olympics tennis event did Juan Martin Del Potro no favors on Sunday night and Monday afternoon. But his trusty forehand did. Playing only 15 hours after shocking world No. 1 […]
Shortly after Rafael Nadal cruised through his first match in more than two months, Novak Djokovic bowed out of the Rio Olympics in stunning fashion with a 7-6(4), 7-6(2) loss to Juan Martin Del Potro on Sunday night. Del Potro fired 41 winners before advancing in two hours and 27 minutes. […]
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