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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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. […]
Stan Wawrinka may not have an easy U.S. Open first-rounder on Tuesday, as Fernando Verdasco will be on the other side of the net. Another Spaniard, David Ferrer, could have his hands full with Alexandr Dolgopolov. […]
Juan Martin Del Potro will play his first match at the U.S. Open since a 2013 second-round loss to Lleyton Hewitt when he faces fellow Argentine Diego Schwartzman on Tuesday. Feliciano Lopez and Borna Coric are also in action. […]
Rafael Nadal will kick off his U.S. Open campaign when he takes the court against Denis Istomin for a rematch of a 2010 affair in Flushing Meadows. Monday’s first-round schedule also includes Gael Monfils and Gilles Muller. […]
Two all-American showdowns will headline the first day of action at the U.S. Open. John Isner and Frances Tiafoe are set to christen a new court on Monday, while Jack Sock is going up against Taylor Fritz.
Will Novak Djokovic rebound from surprising losses at Wimbledon and the Rio Olympics and capture another U.S. Open title? Or will the door be open for Andy Murray to maintain his fine form and win a second major in 2016? Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand makes his full tournament picks. […]
The U.S. Open cannot be won or lost at the draw ceremony, but Andy Murray had to be considered an early winner at Friday’s proceedings in New York. Consider the other top title contenders: Novak Djokovic has Marin Cilic and John Isner in his section, while Rafael Nadal and Milos Raonic could meet as early as the quarters. […]
The U.S. Open draw ceremony was held on Friday at the Billie Jean King National Center, and it did not do world No. 1 Novak Djokovic any favors. Starting in the fourth round, the top-seeded Serb may have an extremely difficult path the entire rest of the way. […]
The final round of U.S. Open qualifying will take place on Friday at Flushing Meadows. A two-team panel–Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand and Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times–weighs in by predicting all 16 matches. […]
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