.It has been a productive USA Open up for the bunch country until now.
4 United States men-- Taylor Fritz, Brandon Nakashima, Tommy Paul, and Frances Tiafoe-- arrived at the fourth round. Fritz is presently right into the quarterfinals after beating Casper Ruud in four bent on Sunday afternoon.
On the girls's edge, Coco Gauff and also Emma Navarro are actually going head-to-head in a marquee fourth-round matchup and also Toronto champion Jessica Pegula is appearing like a very genuine title challenger..
There is actually as yet another American guy still alive at the Billie Jean Master National Tennis Center-- one that is so much more unlikely and also under-the-radar.
Donald Young-- indeed, the very same Donald Youthful that hit the united state Open 4th around in both 2011 and also 2015-- is into the blended increases quarterfinals with Taylor Townsend. The 35-year-old, who last played songs in September of 2023, is currently a pickleball player as well as will certainly hang up his rackets in the end of the event.
It is actually an event that figured to become over after one fit, yet Youthful as well as Townsend have unbelievably reeled off a pair of success to get a location in the last 8. They pinched Andres Molteni and Asia Muhammad in the first round prior to beating Hugo Nys as well as Nadiia Kichenok." It's been actually a very long time," Young mentioned in a job interview for the U.S. Open site. "I have actually been actually viewing it on television the final few years. They were nice sufficient to allow me play one final opportunity. To enjoy with Taylor, it is actually spectacular. It is actually sort of a full-circle second for me.".
Offered how well the entire American contingent is actually conducting this week, that knows just how much they might go?Ricky provides to 10sballs. com and likewise maintains his personal ping pong site, The Grandstand. You may follow him on Twitter at @Dimonator.