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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.
Roger Federer brought to tears during Hall of Fame induction - ESPN
NEWPORT, R.I. — Roger Federer was brought to tears numerous times during his induction speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Federer embraces Hall of Fame moment and reflects on legacy beyond titles
Aug 28 : Roger Federer said that his induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame gave him a rare opportunity to reflect on his incredible career and to ponder his contribution to the sport.
Federer playing Flushing Meadows exhibition in long overdue US Open sendoff
NEW YORK, Aug 24 : Roger Federer will make a long-awaited curtain call for his adoring fans at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday as the man who defined a generation of tennis plays in an exhibition event ahead of the U.S. Open singles main draw.
Roger Federer, 45, set to return, play exhibition at US Open - ESPN
NEW YORK — Roger Federer is actually nervous about his tennis.
Five children, two sets of twins ease Maddison's injury recovery
Aug 22 : Five small children would be enough to test most parents, but for James Maddison the challenge came while recovering from a serious knee injury after the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder and his partner welcomed a second set of twins.