Playing in an ATP final for the third time in his career, Zverev triumphed for the first time by beating the top-seeded Wawrinka 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 at the St. Petersburg Open. The world No. 27 battled back from a 3-0 deficit in the final set to get the job done after two hours and 23 minutes. […]
No Juan Martin Del Potro. No problem. That was the unexpected story for Argentina on the final day of its Davis Cup semifinal showdown against Great Britain. Leonardo Mayer replaced Del Potro and won the decisive fifth rubber, defeating Daniel Evans 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. […]
Two months shy of his 29th birthday, Stan Wawrinka did not own a single major title. Fast forward three seasons and he is now one Wimbledon triumph away from the career Grand Slam. Wawrinka captured the 2016 U.S. Open title with a 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 upset of Novak Djokovic on Sunday. […]
In what was nothing short of a bizarre semifinal showdown at the U.S. Open on Friday afternoon, Novak Djokovic held off Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Next up for Djokovic on Sunday is familiar foe Stan Wawrinka, who defeated Kei Nishikori in four sets. […]
The summer’s best player will not be a part of championship weekend at the U.S. Open. Andy Murray, the Wimbledon winner and Rio Olympics gold medalist in men’s singles, succumbed to Kei Nishikori 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in a quarterfinal thriller on Wednesday afternoon. […]
The second day of fourth-round action in New York City featured a trio of three-set drubbings and just one four-setter. Stan Wawrinka could have made it four for four in the straight-set department, but he ended up requiring four sets to get past underdog Illya Marchenko. […]
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. […]
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