.It has actually been actually an efficient USA Open up for the bunch country up until now.
Four American guys-- Taylor Fritz, Brandon Nakashima, Tommy Paul, and Frances Tiafoe-- reached the 4th cycle. Fritz is actually already into the quarterfinals after pounding Casper Ruud in four sets on Sunday mid-day.
On the women's side, Coco Gauff and Emma Navarro are going head-to-head in a marquee fourth-round match and also Toronto champ Jessica Pegula is actually looking like a really true title contender..
There is actually as yet an additional United States guy still to life at the Billie Jean King National Ping pong Center-- one that is actually a lot more extremely unlikely and also under-the-radar.
Donald Young-- indeed, the very same Donald Youthful that reached the united state Open fourth round in both 2011 and 2015-- is into the mixed increases quarterfinals with Taylor Townsend. The 35-year-old, that final participated in singles in September of 2023, is actually currently a pickleball gamer and also will hang up his rackets in the end of this particular competition.
It is actually an event that figured to become over after one fit, however Youthful and also Townsend have actually unbelievably rattled a set of victories to make a location in the last eight. They pinched Andres Molteni as well as Asia Muhammad in the preliminary before defeating Hugo Nys and also Nadiia Kichenok." It's been a number of years," Young claimed in an interview for the united state Open website. "I have actually been enjoying it on television the final handful of years. They were nice sufficient to allow me play one last time. To enjoy with Taylor, it is actually spectacular. It's kind of a full-circle moment for me.".
Offered exactly how properly the whole entire United States contingent is conducting this week, that understands how far they can go?Ricky contributes to 10sballs. com and also maintains his own tennis website, The Grandstand. You can observe him on Twitter at @Dimonator.