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US Open Qualifiers: Yuki Bhambri Advances; Ramkumar Ramanathan, Sumit Nagal Knocked Out
India's Yuki Bhambri advanced to the men's singles second round after a hard-fought win over Moldovian Radu Albot in the US Open qualifiers. However, the country's highest-ranked men's singles player, Ramkumar Ramanathan, and Sumit Nagal made early exits after losing their respective qualifying matches in straight sets. While world number 241 Ramanathan went down to American teen Bruno Kuzuhara 3-6, 5-7 in one hour and 28 minutes, Nagal lost to Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-7, 4-6.
Serena Williams to face No. 80 Danka Kovinic as US Open draw announced
NEW YORK — Serena Williams' first opponent at what is expected to be the last tournament of her career, the US Open, will be Danka Kovinic.
Alcaraz leads pack searching for maiden major title in New York
The then 18-year-old rocketed to tennis stardom a year ago when he beat third-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round on his way to becoming the youngest man to reach the quarter-final at Flushing Meadows. He retired in the quarters against young Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime but had already earned his reputation as one of the fiercest competitors among tennis's next generation.
Nadal's return a boost for depleted US Open men's draw
Nadal returned to the tour only last week at the Cincinnati Open, having not played a competitive match since pulling out of his Wimbledon semi-final against Nick Kyrgios due to an abdominal injury in early July. The 36-year-old's comeback was marked by a defeat to Borna Coric at the Masters 1000 event but more importantly for the Spaniard he did not seem hampered by the injury.
Three-Time Champion Novak Djokovic Pulls Out Of US Open
Three-time champion Novak Djokovic said he will not play in the upcoming US Open which begins on Monday. "Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this time for US Open. Thank you #NoleFam for your messages of love and support. Good luck to my fellow players! I'll keep in good shape and positive spirit and wait for an opportunity to compete again. See you soon tennis world!," Djokovic wrote in a tweet. Djokovic was ineligible to travel to the United States due to Covid protocols as it required him to be vaccinated.
Novak Djokovic to miss US Open over vaccine restrictions
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John McEnroe on Roger Federer’s tennis return: ‘He won’t go the Australian Open to lose in the first round’
Eurosport expert John McEnroe believes Roger Federer won’t return to Grand Slam action “to lose in the first round” with the Swiss star set to make his comeback to tennis in September. Federer has been out of action since his defeat to Hubert Hurkacz at the quarter-finals of Wimbledon last year as he underwent knee surgery. Ad The 20-time Grand Slam champion has since dropped out of the top 1000 in the ATP rankings for the first time since 1997.