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Kylian Mbappé is On the money as he walks away from Nike
The big sports business story from last week was Kylian Mbappé’s decision to part company with Nike after a lucrative relationship that stretched back to when he was just eight, close to 20 years ago.
Mbappe boosts On's brand visibility, but hurdles to soccer success remain
NEW YORK, Sept 18 : On Holding made a splashy entry into soccer on Friday by signing French star Kylian Mbappe, a move that raised the Swiss running shoe brand's profile as it pushes into the sport.
Mbappe leaves Nike, signs with On as Swiss sportswear maker forays into soccer
Sept 18 : French soccer star Kylian Mbappe has ended a two-decade partnership with Nike to join fast-growing Swiss sportswear brand On, giving the Roger Federer-backed company a marquee name for its push into soccer and handing the US giant another high-profile defection.
Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton in 4 sets to win US Open - ESPN
Alexander Zverev's best year in tennis goes on, and so does that lengthy Grand Slam drought for American men.
Tiafoe rallies past Michelsen in 5 sets to make US Open semis - ESPN
NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe kept coming back until he had reached his third US Open semifinal, beating Alex Michelsen 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10-6) on Tuesday.
Carlos Alcaraz drops 1st set, then surges into US Open Round 3 - ESPN
NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz was already in the final by the time he dropped a set last year in the US Open.
US Open top seed Zverev downplays favorite status
NEW YORK: The US Open looks more open than ever, and top-seeded Alexander Zverev says the absence of Jannik Sinner and questions surrounding defending champion Carlos Alcaraz as he returns from injury do little to enhance his own status as favorite. “I feel like I’m one of the 128 players that are favorites in the draw,” the German said as he prepared for the start of the last Grand Slam of the season on Sunday in Flushing Meadows. Zverev captured a long-awaited first Grand Slam title at the French Open this year and finished runner-up to world number one Sinner at Wimbledon. Alcaraz, whose Australian Open title in January made him the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam, missed both of those tournaments with a right wrist injury that the Spaniard says is fully healed. But more than four months have elapsed since he last played, and it remains to be seen if he has the requisite fitness to become the first man to win back-to-back US Open titles since Roger Federer won his fifth straight back in 2008. “I expect him to be maybe a bit rusty the first or second match, but once he gets through that, I think he’s going to be a contender for sure here,” Zverev said. A host of players who could challenge the top two seeds includes 39-year-old Novak Djokovic, seeded fourth as he again chases a record-setting 25th Grand Slam singles title. Djokovic said his early exit amid physical struggles in the Cincinnati Masters had a silver lining, allowing him to “really train and get my body and mind into the right state, prepared for what’s coming up.” Like Zverev, Shelton was reluctant to paint Sinner’s withdrawal with a knee injury as an automatic boost to his own title hopes. “I know how much quality that there is in the
Emotional Federer full of love and gratitude at Hall of Fame induction
Aug 29 : An emotional Roger Federer said he was still writing his love letter to the sport that "meant the world" to him on Saturday as the 20-time Grand Slam champion was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island.