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....
Cameron Norrie is a man on a mission this week at US Open qualifying. The Brit has not dropped a set en route to the final round and is now one win from making his US Open debut. At No. 226 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Norrie is showing he belongs among the game's best. But this is far from a surprise considering his near-perfect run of form leading up to the last Grand Slam of the year. Norrie is one of many players carrying successful summer hard-court swings on the ATP Challenger Tour into Flushing Meadows. A maiden title in nearby Binghamton and subsequent semi-final finish in Lexington have fueled the former Texas Christian University standout. "I beat some...
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...
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...
Six Americans advanced to the second round of qualifying at the US Open on Wednesday, with #NextGenATP Michael Mmoh leading the pack. Blasting his forehand and backhand with precision, Mmoh earned a routine 6-3, 6-2 win over Igor Sijsling in 59 minutes. "It definitely feels very special to get through, especially at a home tournament here at the US Open," Mmoh told ATPWorldTour.com. "I didn't know what to expect. A few years ago he was ranked around 50 in the world and beat guys like Tsonga, so I knew he could play. I just had to be on my toes and expect anything that was coming to me." Mmoh enters in strong form after clinching his second ATP Challenger Tour...