After a tough outing last week at the Rennes Challenger where he lost first round, Andy Murray continues to fall run in Metz, France.

The former No. 1 is joined by top seed Hubert Hurkacz, bronze medalist Pablo Carreno Busta, French favorite Gael Monfils and Alex De Minaur among the top 4 seeds, all of whom received a bye.

Murray opens against the lefty No. 6 seed Ugo Humbert. The two met …

It’s been a few days since the craziest and zaniest Grand Slam came to a close on Sunday, so with it still fresh, here are some quick thoughts.

1. IT’S HARD
Novak Djokovic knew it and then lived it.

After his dismissal from Tokyo and his early troubles in New York, all the warning signs were there for Djokovic coming up short in New York. 33 years ago, without the media …

Novak Djokovic’s hopes and dreams of an historic Calendar Grand Slam were dashed Sunday by Daniil Medvedev who dominated the world No. 1 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to collect his first Grand Slam title at the US Open.

“A lot of happiness. That’s my first Grand Slam,” Medvedev said on court. “I don’t know how I’m going to feel if I win a second one or third one. That’s my first one, …

Novak Djokovic missed out on a once-in-a-lifetime chance at the Calendar Grand Slam Sunday at the US Open. At least it wasn’t even close as Daniil Medvedev rolled the world No. 1 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

After his first loss in a Slam this year, Djokovic met press:

Q. Can you explain your emotion in the moment and at the end of the match? I saw you beginning to tear up at the …

We are here! I never thought I’d see it in my lifetime, but a men’s player is three sets from winning the Calendar Grand Slam. That’s what Novak Djokovic will be fighting for (and more) tomorrow when he meets Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final.

Friday night, Djokovic once again made things difficult for himself, digging out from a set down and then winning in five over a game …

Few if anyone had heard of Emma Raducanu four months ago. Now, she’s a Grand Slam champion!

The 18-year-old Raducanu bested Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 today in the final of the US Open, completing an incredible, unprecedent run which saw her run through qualifying and then the main draw all without losing a single set, a first in the Open Era.

“It’s an absolute dream,” Raducanu said.

“Everything came together today. I …

Novak Djokovic was once against pushed to the limit and once again he rose up to the challenge Friday night at the US Open.

Djokovic locked up with the man who ended his Golden Slam hopes in Tokyo, Alexander Zverev. And this time Djokovic got his revenge, outlasting the German in five sets 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in just over 3.5 hours. He’s now just three sets from an …

Wow. What an absolutely crazy final to put a bow on the 2021 women’s Grand Slam calendar. At the start of the year, no one had heard of Emma Raducanu and very, very few knew of Leylah Fernandez.

But in the absence of a dominant player in women’s tennis, here we are. And this just follows other unlikely finals like we saw at the last two French Opens and elsewhere — …

The teen takeover continued at the US Open Thursday night in the semifinals. The two young stars, Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu, set an improbable and remarkable final on Saturday.

The diminutive Fernandez opened the Thursday night session authoring a stunner upsetting No.2 Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4.

“It was definitely a very good match from both of us,” Fernandez said. “She started incredibly well in the beginning, but I’m just …

While the women’s event went completely upside-down, the men’s draw at the US Open gone has almost to form, with the lone interloper being the talented World No. 15 Felix Auger-Aliassime.

The 21-year-old Canadian emerged from the Stefanos Tsitsipas – Andrey Rublev quarter, neither of whom he beat. The youngster Carlos Alcaraz took care of Tsitsipas in one of the best matches of the tournament and Rublev fell apart to Frances …

The Top 3 favorites all reached the US Open semifinals. On Tuesday, Daniil Medvedev and Felix Auger-Aliassime booked a Friday date, and today it was Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev filling the last two slots.

Djokovic had to overcome another opening set loss before pulling away from Matteo Berrettini 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to reach his 12th US Open semifinal, and more importantly move to within two wins of the Calendar …

Emma Radacanu was a total unknown 90 days ago. Ranked in the 300s, not highly regarded in British tennis circles. Now, she’s the first man or woman to reach the US Open semifinals as a qualifier.

The 18-year-old today kept her incredible US Open debut going by upsetting an in-form Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-4.

“I’m so pleased to have come through that. Belinda is such a great opponent and she’s an Olympic …

After four easy rounds, Daniil Medvedev finally got pushed at the US Open. The 25-year-old Russian won his first 14 sets without anyone getting more than four games but Dutchman Botic Van de Zandshulp changed that.

The 117th-ranked qualifier raised his level in the third and and made of match of it in the fourth. Medvedev was too strong in the end and took it 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5.

“First of all, …

Aryna Sabalenka and Leylah Fernandez set the first women’s semifinal at the US Open.

The surprise Fernandez refused to back off the baseline against No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina in their quarterfinal. The Canadian, who just turned 19 on Monday, was the steadier and headier player for a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) win in 2 hours, 24 minutes.

“Today’s match was definitely one of the hardest, not only tennis-wise but also mentally …

Gold medalist Belinda Bencic kept her strong summer run going outlasting Iga Swiatek in a tight 7-6(12), 6-3 affair Monday in the US Open fourth round.

“Very happy to be through,” said Bencic. “Of course it was a very difficult match. Very close tiebreak. So it was very important I think to win that first set and then start well into the second. I’m happy with how I fought. I felt …