Casper Ruud, the 2022 U.S. Open runner-up, was eliminated Wednesday night when Zhang Zhizhen became the first Chinese man to beat a player in the top five of the ATP rankings. Zhang upset the No. 5 seed 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the second time. “Try to just keep playing and keep believing yourself every single time,” Zhang said.
Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, withdrew from the year's last Grand Slam tournament on Sunday after being sidelined all month with an injured left knee. Nishikori was replaced in the men's singles draw at Flushing Meadows by James Duckworth, who lost in qualifying. Duckworth will face Felipe Meligeni Alves on Tuesday in the first round of the U.S. Open.
Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, withdrew from the year's last Grand Slam tournament on Sunday after being sidelined all month with an injured left knee. Nishikori was replaced in the men's singles draw at Flushing Meadows by James Duckworth, who lost in qualifying. Duckworth will face Felipe Meligeni Alves on Tuesday in the first round of the U.S. Open.
Coco Gauff and Leylah Fernandez faced each other in Atlanta in an exhibition match at the Atlanta Open at Atlantic Station on Saturday. Gauff and Fernandez have made the finals of a Grand Slam Tournament within the last two years but had significant losses at Wimbledon this month.
Frances Tiafoe says he receives death threats via social media after he loses professional tennis matches. Jessica Pegula says the same. “Everybody gets them after a loss,” said Tiafoe, a 25-year-old from Maryland who was scheduled to play in the French Open’s second round on Thursday and was a semifinalist at last year’s U.S. Open.