BELGIUM 1, AUSTRALIA 1 Brussels, Belgium (Indoor Clay) Two Top 25 players on the ATP World Tour stepped up big for their countries on Friday during the Davis Cup semi-final between Belgium and Australia. To start the day, World No. 12 David Goffin came back to beat John Millman 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 to give Belgium a 1-0 lead. Goffin has now won 14 of his past 15 Davis Cup singles matches. His only loss during that stretch came in the 2015 Davis Cup final against Great Britain's Andy Murray. But World No. 20 Nick Kyrgios of Australia evened the semi-final by coming back from two-sets-to-one down to beat Steve Darcis 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-2. Belgium is attempting to...
Mission accomplished. Rafael Nadal completed a dominant run to his 16th Grand Slam championship, notching a third US Open title at Flushing Meadows. The top seed defeated Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday's final. In 2013, Nadal entered the US Open at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and would emerge with the trophy. Four years later, history repeated itself. The top-ranked Spaniard prevailed in two hours and 27 minutes over the South African, adding to titles won in 2010 and '13. Nadal, who extends his growing lead in the Emirates ATP Race To London to 1,860 points, caps an impressive Grand Slam campaign with his second major victory of 2017 (Roland Garros). The win gives him the...
Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday's US Open final, needing two hours and 27 minutes to claim his third title at Flushing Meadows. With the roof open on Arthur Ashe Stadium, top-seeded Nadal notched his 16th major crown. Here is how the final unfolded... FIRST SET - Nadal 6-3 Anderson had claimed just one set in four previous meetings against Nadal, but the 31 year old is a much different player than he was in those encounters. Playing more aggressive tennis throughout the fortnight, he looked to pummel his forehand through Nadal's defences and maintain a high first-serve percentage. Relying on his superior agility from the back of the court, Nadal conjured a pair of break...
Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis capped a dominant mixed doubles campaign in 2017, improving to 10-0 together with their second title in a row on Sunday at the US Open. The British-Swiss duo defeated Michael Venus and Hao-Ching Chan 6-1, 4-6, 10/8 in a tight Match Tie-break. Murray and Hingis are the first team to go back-to-back at Wimbledon and the US Open since Hingis achieved the feat with Leander Paes in 2015. They are the only tandems to do so in 20 years. Murray notched his third mixed doubles title in total, adding to his maiden triumph at Wimbledon in 2007 (w/Jankovic). He is the first British man to win the US Open mixed doubles title since Peter Curtis...
Vintage Rafael Nadal was on full display on Friday at the US Open. Behind a bevy of bludgeoning blasts and a hyper-aggressive gameplan, the World No. 1 will play for his third title in New York after streaking past Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2. Racing around the court and attacking off the ground with authority, Nadal secured his place in a fourth US Open final after two hours and 30 minutes. After dropping the opening set, Nadal sprinted to the finish line with a clinical performance, striking 45 winners, to just 20 unforced errors. In what has been a resurgent 2017 campaign, the Spaniard made a statement in his bid to finish the year atop the Emirates...