Fifth seed Marin Cilic opened his quest for a second US Open crown with a 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over American Tennys Sandgren on Monday. The 2014 winner in Flushing Meadows rifled 55 winners, including 11 aces, to prevail after two hours and 47 minutes. Cilic looked in fine form in his return to action, having withdrawn from the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati with an adductor injury. The Wimbledon finalist will next face Florian Mayer on Wednesday, following the German's 7-5, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Rogerio Dutra Silva. "Everything feels okay physically," said Cilic. "I'm very happy with that. That's the number one thing. It was a good fight towards the end...
Hyeon Chung led the #NextGenATP charge on Monday, beating Horacio Zeballos 3-6, 7-6(8), 6-4, 6-3 at the US Open. The Korean hit 63 winners and saved 12 of the 13 break points he faced to top the Argentine and reach the second round, where he will face No.10 seed John Isner. Jared Donaldson carried the #NextGenATP torch for the Americans on Monday, downing Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-0, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(6). It looked like the first-round affair would head to a fifth set after Basilashvili broke to open the fourth, but Donaldson drew level and eventually converted his second match point in the ensuing tie-break. The Rhode Island native, who stunned David Goffin in last year's opening round, will look to pull...
Kyle Edmund has made a strong start to his second US Open campaign, taking out 32nd seed and recent Montreal semi-finalist Robin Haase 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the second round. Edmund, who made a surprise run to the fourth round last year at Flushing Meadows, suffered first-round exits at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati this month, but rebounded last week in Winston-Salem with a run to the semi-finals. The British 22-year-old took charge on Haase's second serve, winning 64 per cent of those points. He also claimed five breaks of serve. He next will play American Steve Johnson, who was another early winner on Day 1, toughing out a 6-4, 7-6(2), 7-6(5) win over...
Roberto Bautista Agut captured his second title of the season on Saturday, beating first-time finalist Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzogovina 6-4, 6-4 to win the Winston-Salem Open crown. The Spaniard fell in the Winston-Salem final last year to compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta, but he came through on the big stage on Saturday to match his career-best season in titles won. "I'm so happy; It's been a great week. I didn't drop a set and I played very good tennis,” the Spaniard said. "It was a tough final. He's playing very smart, he changes the rhythm and plays very tricky. I was very focused and very solid. "After he broke back in both sets I needed to manage the nerves, stay calm...
Denis Shapovalov headlined a group of 16 players to qualify at the US Open on Friday, continuing his dominant run of form with a 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-3 victory over Jan Satral. Shapovalov will make his US Open debut on the heels of an ATP Challenger Tour title in Gatineau and semi-final run at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal, where he became the youngest player to reach the last four of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. The 18-year-old Canadian has now won 15 of his last 17 matches in total and will look to extend the run against fellow #NextGenATP Daniil Medvedev in the first round. "I got fired up after I lost the first set," Shapovalov told ATPWorldTour.com....