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No injury, no fatigue: Jodar rules out every explanation but one
Rafael Jodar, who rose from No. 168 to No. 11 this season, suffered a surprising 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 loss in his US Open debut. The 19-year-old dismissed injury, fatigue, and rain delays, attributing the defeat solely to his opponent playing better.
Jodar goes out without earning a single break point, to Bu, a lucky loser ranked No. 124 !
Rafael Jodar's first US Open ended without a contest. The No. 12 seed lost 6-2, 6-1, 6-1, won four games and never earned a break point. Bu Yunchaokete, a lucky loser ranked No. 124 who had never won a match at a major, becomes the fourth Chinese man to win one in the Open Era.
Two points from defeat, Zverev survives 4hr 50min and reaches 100 Grand Slam wins
Lorenzo Sonego had never won a set against Alexander Zverev and was two points from putting the No. 1 seed out of the US Open in the first round, two sets to one up and 5-4 in the fourth. Zverev survived four hours and 50 minutes, won 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-4 close to 2am, and recorded his 100th Grand Slam win of the decade.
September 2, 1977: The day Stan Smith was beaten by a spaghetti racquet
Every day Tennis Majors looks back at the biggest moments in tennis history. On September 2, 1977, Stan Smith was beaten by a man wielding a spaghetti racquet
Another night of theatre in New York: Monfils turns 40 and drops three games in three sets
Gael Monfils lost the first set of his 40th birthday and then conceded three games in three sets, beating Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 to become the oldest man to win a US Open match since Jimmy Connors, who did it on his own 40th birthday in 1992. Djokovic, Wawrinka and Cilic have all gone from this draw. The wild card ranked No. 311 has not.
How much longer will Novak Djokovic put himself through the pain? Only he can know and only he can decide
US Open: Osaka needs two tiebreaks, and admits this is the round that makes her nervous
September 1, 1987: The day a ruthless Ivan Lendl gave Barry Moir a triple bagel
Alcaraz after his winning comeback at the US Open: “It’s pain-free finally, and prevention is always good, I guess”
“Remember who you are”: Tsitsipas, 0-5 against Fils, knocks out the Cincinnati champion
September 1, 1987: the day 15-year-old Michael Chang became the youngest male in the Open era to win a match at the US Open
Djokovic in tears after four hours and 36 minutes, and out of a Grand Slam in the first round for the first time in twenty years
“A tennis player, plain and simple” – Federer, undone by his own tears, takes his place in the Hall of Fame
A story worth telling: Parry stuns Mertens for a maiden title in Monterrey
August 30, 1979: The day McEnroe and Nastase played one of the most tumultuous matches in tennis history
“I feel like I’m prepared” – Djokovic on 20th US Open after early Cincinnati loss
Buse denies Fery to seal Winston-Salem and a breakout second title
Osaka puts Cincinnati absence down to mom duties: “Tennis is my side hustle”
Wrist injuries cannot be rushed: Carlos Alcaraz is playing with fire at the US Open
WTA power rankings ahead of the US Open