Set Point Tennis Podcast Amos Fong

US Open Day 4 is complete:  

1) Kei Nishikori edges past Mackenzie McDonald in five sets, renewing his rivalry with Novak Djokovic for the 20th time in round 3; 

2) Jack Sock makes it to round 3 of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2018; 

3) Andreas Seppi finds form in his late-career, upsetting 10th-seed and streaking hard-court player Hubert Hurkacz...    

...and more news from US Open Day 4! Stay tuned.     

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US Open Day 3 is complete:

1) Rain pours in sideways, tornado warning, and a match lasting six hours from the time it started; Schwartzman-Anderson has it all!;
2) Casper Ruud suffers an early round two exit, losing to Botic van de Zandschulp after winning the first set;
3) Grigor Dimitrov suffers another injury at a Major, pulling out of his second-round encounter with Alexi Popyrin...  

...and more news from US Open Day 3! Stay tuned.    

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Article referenced: "'Aussie young gun stuns tennis world in epic US Open boilover", Sam Goodwin, https://au.sports.yahoo.com/us-open-2021-aussie-young-gun-stuns-tennis-world-boilover-212530054.html  

Article referenced: "Schwartzman Survives Anderson, Ida & A Court Change", ATP Staff, https://www.atptour.com/en/news/schwartzman-anderson-us-open-2021-wednesday 

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US Open Day 2 is complete: 


Novak Djokovic blinks briefly in round 1, dropping the second set to 18-year-old phenom Holger Rune; 
Pablo Carreno Busta is out in round 1 to American serve-volley revivalist Maxime Cressy; 
Silver-medalist Khachanov suffers an upset at the hands of South African Llyod Harris...  

...and more news from US Open Day 2! Stay tuned.  

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 Article referenced: "'Sad to see': Tennis fans stunned by 'awful' scenes at US Open", Sam Goodwin, https://au.news.yahoo.com/us-open-2021-tennis-fans-stunned-awful-scenes-220727432.html  

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US Open Day 1 is complete:


Stephanos Tsitsipas and Andy Murray go all the way to five sets, with the Greek taking out the all-time great after almost five hours;
Andrey Rublev survives a first-round nightmare draw against big-serving Ivo Karlovic;
Brandon Nakashima turns on beast mode, defeating John Isner in straight-sets with the thinnest of margins...

...and more news from US Open Day 1! Stay tuned.

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Article referenced: "Cilic retires from U.S. Open, first time in more than 800 matches", Amy Tennery, https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/spo...

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In this installment of Set Point Challenger: 


Franco Agamenone comes back from his 10-month doping ban in style, capturing his first ever ATP Challenger title in Prague; 
Camilo Ugo Cabelli wins Warsaw Challenger; and, 
2019 NextGen Finals alternate Giulio Zeppieri speeds forward with his young career, taking the Barletta Challenger title at 19-years-old.

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It's time for the US Open! Will Djokovic complete the era-defining calendar Grand Slam? Or will one of the NextGen players topple the world number one? Find out in Set Point's US Open 2021 preview.

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