Top seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers reached the US Open third round on Sunday at Flushing Meadows as they defeated Mikhail Elgin and Daniil Medvedev 7-6(3), 6-4. The Finnish-Australian duo are bidding to win their second Grand Slam championship of the season after victory at the Australian Open in January. They are also closing in on one of the coveted eight positions at the Nitto ATP Finals, currently second in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London. Fourth seeds and defending champions Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares also advanced in straight sets, dismissing Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner 7-6(4), 6-3. The US Open was one of two Grand Slam championships that Murray and Soares won in 2016, helping them...
It’s been quite the summer for Denis Shapovalov. At the start of June, the Canadian was just inside the Top 200 of the Emirates ATP Rankings and starting his grass-court campaign at ATP Challenger Tour events in Surbiton and Nottingham. Fast forward three months and the 18 year old has been one of the stars of the North American hard-court swing, capturing the hearts of fans with his blockbuster game and engaging personality. After a rollercoaster ride that saw him win the Gatineau Challenger, reach the semi-finals at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Montreal and become the darling of New York with his run through qualies to make the fourth round, it was to rapturous applause that Shapovalov...
Pablo Carreno Busta advanced to his second Grand Slam quarter-final on Sunday in New York as he ended Denis Shapovalov’s dream run with a 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 7-6(3) victory in the US Open fourth round. Carreno Busta is the fifth different Spaniard to reach the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows in the past five years - joining Rafael Nadal, Feliciano Lopez, David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo – and goes on to face either Lucas Pouille or Diego Schwartzman. Speaking to Darren Cahill in his on-court interview, Carreno Busta said, “It’s amazing. It was the first time I played singles on this court. Arthur Ashe is unbelievable. I cannot describe it. I tried to fight all the time, every point. You never know...
First-time Grand Slam quarter-finalist Diego Schwartzman reflects on his victory over Lucas Pouille in the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday. Video courtesy US Open. Visit usopen.org for more videos. Not available in USA.
Watch highlights as Pablo Carreno Busta ends Denis Shapovalov's dream run in his fourth-round victory at the US Open. Highlights courtesy US Open. Visit usopen.org for more video. Highlights not available in USA. Photo: Getty Images