World No. 1 Rafael Nadal has been drawn in the same half of the US Open draw as Roger Federer, who, alongside Andy Murray, could rise to the top of the Emirates ATP Rankings after the conclusion of the final Grand Slam championship of the year. The draw ceremony took part at the US Open Experience in the Seaport District of Manhattan on Friday. Two-time former champion Nadal could meet Grigor Dimitrov, the recent Western & Southern Open titlist, or David Goffin in the quarter-finals prior to a semi-final showdown against Federer, who is bidding to capture his sixth US Open crown. Nadal and Federer have never met at the US Open, and while Nadal leads 23-14 in their FedEx...
American friends Ryan Harrison and John Isner, who met in the 2017 BB&T Atlanta Open final, reflect on their form on the US hard court swings and their fantasy baseball selections.
Denis Shapovalov is hurtling towards his main draw debut at the US Open, blasting into the final round of qualifying with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Gastao Elias. The atmosphere on Court 11 was electric as the World No. 69 fought back from a break deficit in the second set to claim victory over the Portuguese in just 72 minutes. Fresh off his dream run to the Coupe Rogers semi-finals, the 18-year-old Canadian is looking to further build on his career-high position in the Emirates ATP Rankings at the final Grand Slam of the year. "He started playing more aggressive and went for his shots [in the second set]," Shapovalov told ATPWorldTour.com. "It was a little tough to get back...
Top seed Roberto Bautista Agut kept alive his hopes for return trip to the Winston-Salem Open final on Thursday, holding off #NextGenATP American Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-6(3). Bautista Agut won 80 per cent of his service points and didn't face a break point in the 89-minute quarter-final. The Spaniard fell in last year's final to countryman Pablo Carreno Busta. “I think it was a great match I played very solid... I played very aggressive,” Bautista Agut said. He will next play German Jan-Lennard Struff, who beat #NextGenATP Croatian Borna Coric 6-4, 7-6(2). Bautista Agut will be playing in his fifth semi-final of the season (Chennai, Sofia, Munich, Gstaad). He captured the Aircel Chennai Open title, beating #NextGenATP Russian Daniil Medvedev....
Check out Roger Federer’s precision on a mini serve in this MoetMoment! Will it help him celebrate another Grand Slam title in New York? Photo & Video courtesy of Moet & Chandon