Daniil Medvedev left the U.S. Open and ended his unbelievable hard-court summer with a silver platter. He didn’t hand Rafael Nadal the title on one. Nadal lifted the U.S. Open trophy for a fourth time on Sunday night and won his 19th Grand Slam, but not before what looked like a lopsided affair turned into an instant classic. […]
Bianca Andreescu was already the breakout star of the WTA Tour in 2019, but she had not yet put it all together at a Grand Slam. The 19-year-old did just that at the U.S. Open on Saturday afternoon, beating Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 for her first major title. […]
After Medvedev defeated Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets, Rafael Nadal took care off Matteo Berrettini–another surprising semifinalist–7-6(6), 6-4, 6-1 in the nightcap. The world No. 2 put himself within one win of a fourth title in New York by prevailing in two hours and 35 minutes.
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Even though Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are out, Rafael Nadal continues to run roughshod through a draw that has been perfect for him from the start. It is becoming even better for Nadal by the day, despite the fact that his opponents are throwing everything but the kitchen sink at him. […]
Six players remain in the men’s singles draw at the U.S. Open. But, improbably, only one of those six is a member of the prestigious Big 3. Rafael Nadal stands alone in that department after Roger Federer got upset by Grigor Dimitrov 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night.
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Even after Roger Federer finished off his surprisingly competitive 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory over qualifier Sumit Nadal during first-round action on Monday night, the name comparisons with Rafael Nadal continued. “Did you think for a second it was Nadal?” ESPN commentator Brad Gilbert asked. […]
Duckhee Lee became the first deaf player to win a match on the ATP Tour when he beat Henri Laaksonen 7-6(4), 6-1 in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open on Monday night. It was the first-ever tour-level match for the 21-year-old South Korean, who has mostly been playing Challengers and Futures.
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It isn’t about wins and losses right now for Andy Murray, who showed signs of progress and continued to be pain free during a 7-8(8), 7-5 loss to Tennys Sandgren in round one of the Winston-Salem Open on Monday night. Murray also lost right away in Cincinnati to eventual semifinalist Richard Gasquet.
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Three weeks. Thee finals. One title. That is the wrap on Danill Medvedev’s pre-U.S. Open hard-court summer, which culminated with a title at the Western & Southern Open on Sunday afternoon. Medvedev lifted his first Masters 1000 trophy after beating fellow surprise finalist David Goffin 7-6(3), 6-4 in one hour and 39 minutes. […]
Daniil Medvedev is into his second consecutive Masters final with a win over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on Saturday evening at the Western & Southern Open. Djokovic was the heavy favorite to lift his second Cincinnati title after Roger Federer suffered an early exit at the hands of Andrey Rublev […]
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