Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton kept American hopes flying high at the U.S. Open, as the year’s final major kicked off a day earlier than usual on Sunday. Under the new extended 15-day format, first-round singles action will be contested from Sunday to Tuesday, rather than two days as in previous years, allowing access for…
US top seed Taylor Fritz dropped an early Saturday morning marathon to Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina in the semifinals of the ATP DC Open. World number four Fritz, two points from victory in the ninth game, dropped the last five games in falling to the 26th-ranked Spaniard 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 7-5 after three hours and five…
The men’s singles semifinals will take place on Day 12 of The Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London. Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will take on fifth-seeded American Taylor Fritz in the first semifinal. Sixth-seeded Serbian and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic will be up against top seed Jannik Sinner in…