At some point, of course, Rafael Nadal and the rest of the Big Three will stop winning Grand Slam titles, someone younger will emerge and a shift at the top of tennis will happen. Just not yet.
Truly tested for the only time in the tournament, the No. 2-seeded Nadal managed to stop Medvedev’s surge Sunday and hold off his historic comeback bid, pulling out a 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 victory in 4 hours, 50 minutes of highlight-worthy action and Broadway-worthy drama to collect his fourth championship at Flushing Meadows.
Mike Bryan has been fined $10,000 at the U.S. Open for pointing his racket as if it were a gun during a doubles match
First, the tears came from Coco Gauff, as the 15-year-old American’s U.S. Open came to an end against defending champion and No. 1 seed Naomi Osaka.
Coco Gauff pumping her fists and screaming “Come on!” to celebrate a Grand Slam victory is already becoming a regular occurrence. At 15, she’s now the youngest player to reach the U.S. Open’s third round since 1996, quickly proving her captivating run to Week 2 at Wimbledon last month was no fluke.
Naomi Osaka smacked a forehand winner into the open court, bringing Colin Kaepernick and Kobe Bryant to their feet in applause.
Andy Murray continued to make progress in his comeback from injury by winning his first-round match at the Shanghai Masters on Monday.
Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia, the only seeded player to see first-round action at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, defeated Radu Albot of Moldova 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.
A surging Naomi Osaka found further redemption for a string of disappointing performances over the summer with her second consecutive title in Asia at the China Open on Sunday.
Novak Djokovic couldn't have asked for a better tournament debut in Tokyo.
Top seeds Dominic Thiem and Ash Barty are through to the finals of the China Open in Beijing.
Novak Djokovic has been in dominant form at the Japan Open. That bodes well for the top-ranked Serb's chances of winning the gold medal at next year's Olympics.
Andy Murray's run at the China Open is over.
Novak Djokovic is making quite a debut in Tokyo.
Naomi Osaka won the final 10 games of the match and beat Alison Riske 6-4, 6-0 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the China Open.
When it comes to the Japan Open, David Goffin is impressive. And that bodes well for his chances at next year’s Olympics.
Goran Ivanisevic has gained the most fan votes for the International Tennis Hall of Fame's Class of 2020.
Andy Murray won consecutive singles matches for the first time since undergoing hip surgery in January while U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu won her 15th in a row at the China Open on Wednesday.
Coming off an injury, Novak Djokovic is confident his game is going in the right direction.
Andy Murray continued his positive return to singles play after hip surgery with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) win over 13th-ranked Matteo Berrettini of Italy in the first round of the China Open on Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic stepped up his comeback from injury, and made amends for his doubles exit at the Japan Open, by progressing to the second round of the singles on Tuesday.
Former top-ranked players Venus Williams and Simona Halep both lost in the second round of the China Open on Monday.
Novak Djokovic's return from injury had a stuttering start at the Japan Open, with defeat Monday in the opening round of doubles.
Alex de Minaur beat France's Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the final of the Zhuhai Championships on Sunday to claim his third title of the year.
Naomi Osaka and Venus Williams both advanced to the second round of the China Open on Sunday.
Seventh-seeded Alex de Minaur beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-2 to reach the final of the Zhuhai Championships on Saturday.
