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Just about anything standing in the way of Juan Martin Del Potro of late has been turned aside. The only exception is world No. 2 Andy Murray in the gold-medal match at the Rio Olympics.
Rafael Nadal has not been seriously troubled through three rounds at the U.S. Open and he will hope to keep it that way when he opposes Lucas Pouille on Sunday afternoon.
Babolat’s “Jack Sock for President” campaign may be hard to explain. But whatever it is, it's working. In fact, the campaign took a giant step in the right direction on Friday at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, where Sock became the first–and so far only–American to reach round four of the 2016 U.S. Open.
Juan Martin Del Potro was the feature performer during Thursday's night session at the U.S. Open. Except he wasn't.
Dominic Thiem may have found a second win in 2016, because he currently finds himself in the third round of the U.S. Open and fresh off an impressive beatdown of Ricardas Berankis.
The Arthur Ashe Stadium roof was closed for a second consecutive men's singles match, as Andy Murray took care of Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 in round two of the U.S. Open on Thursday afternoon.
Rafael Nadal continued his unscathed trek through the U.S. Open when he took care of Andreas Seppi 6-0, 7-5, 6-1 during second-round action on Wednesday night.
To the surprise of no one, John Isner and Jack Sock marched into the U.S. Open third round on Wednesday. The arrival of a third musketeer in the last 32 of the season's final Grand Slam, however, was entirely unexpected.
A highly-anticipated meeting between Steve Johnson and Juan Martin Del Potro will come to fruition during second-round action at the U.S. Open on Thursday.
Another thriller on the new Grandstand saw Steve Johnson save six match points to stun Evgeny Donskoy 4-6, 1-6, 7-6(2), 6-3, 6-3 in three hours and 13 minutes.
Second-round action at the U.S. Open will begin on Wednesday, with Rafael Nadal among those back in action. Andreas Seppi, whom Nadal just crushed at the Rio Olympics, will be on the other side of the net.
The Rafael Nadal of the Rio Olympics--not the Rafael Nadal of Cincinnati--was on display during first-round action at the U.S. Open on Monday afternoon.
There was no passing of the torch in American men's tennis at the U.S. Open on Monday. But there certainly were some close calls.
First-round action continues at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, when Juan Martin Del Potro will be in action for the first time since the Rio Olympics.
Ricky gives his blow-by-blow analysis of the first-round action in the bottom half of the men's singles draw at the U.S. Open.
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