Six weeks. That is all that has separated Denis Shapovalov from being a rising #NextGenATP prospect with a promising future to one of the biggest threats at the 2017 US Open, on the brink of a Top 50 breakthrough. Shapovalov's ascent in the months of July and August is nothing short of astonishing and incomprehensible. At the 14th position in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan on 17 July, the Canadian had an outside chance of qualifying for the Next Gen ATP Finals. But, on the heels of a second ATP Challenger Tour title on home soil in Gatineau, semi-final finish at the Coupe Rogers and run to the US Open third round as a qualifier, he has catapulted as...
Watch highlights as Rafael Nadal overcomes Taro Daniel in four sets to reach the US Open third round on Thursday. Highlights courtesy US Open. Visit usopen.org for more video. Highlights not available in USA. Photo: Getty Images
Watch highlights as Mischa Zverev upsets American John Isner to reach the US Open fourth round. Highlights courtesy US Open. Visit usopen.org for more video. Highlights not available in USA. Photo: Getty Images
Sam Querrey is on track to serve his way into the Nitto ATP Finals in London this November. That will make you do a double-take since he is currently No. 21 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. But dig a little deeper and you will find he is No. 10 in the Emirates ATP Race to London, with two players ahead of him (Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka) already declaring their 2017 season over. Querrey’s career-high ranking is No. 17 (31 January 2011), and he looks set to blow right past that in the coming months, as he only has 20 Emirates ATP Rankings points to defend for the rest of 2017. If he continues recent form, he could quite conceivably...
It's not how you start, but how you finish. Rafael Nadal escaped a stern test from World No. 121 Taro Daniel to reach the third round at the US Open on Thursday. Nadal rallied from a set and a break down to prevail 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at 12:30 a.m. local time in New York, discovering his top gear at the critical moment under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Spaniard struck 20 winners to 24 unforced errors in the first two sets, but turned the match around in a flash, finishing with 20 winners to just 11 unforced errors in the third and fourth sets. Top seed Nadal booked his spot in the third round for a third...