Well, there's a reason why Rafael Nadal is No. 1 in the world. He dispatched of South African Kevin Anderson in straight sets to win his third US Open title and his 16th Grand Slam. We know he likes to take a bite out of the Big Apple keepsake and all his other sweet 16 hardware.
They're real, Rafa! But we still love it.
Ahead of the men's semifinals, the players received their fair share of shoutouts from fans, but we easily need to acknowledge this one. Why? Well, because it's from a Hemsworth, for starters — the one who plays "Thor" to be precise, and who totally got the intel of Juan Martin del Potro's amazing "THORtro" nickname bestowed from Roger Federer himself, pre-defeat, by the Argentine and his hammerlike ball striking.
Plus, Chris Hemsworth's attempts at español are just too good to miss.
It's happening! Yes, we're referring to an all-American semifinal between Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens. In two unbelievable, fight-to-the-end finishes, Williams and Stephens gutted it out in third-set tiebreakers Tuesday to advance.
Heading into Thursday's semifinals, you've heard it has been a long time since American women have filled out all four of those bracket spots at the US Open. As in, it's been 36 years. Just to hit the point home, rackets used to look like these lovelies. Yes, they're now used as retro decor.
Well, at least Maria Sharapova and Denis Shapovalov's names won't be getting confused anymore this week. Too soon? But seriously, it happened more times than you would think.
What is it that Lenny Kravitz sings about the American woman? Stay away from me? Surely the opponents of a few of the U.S. women felt that way Thursday. Both No. 15 Madison Keys and No. 20 Coco Vandeweghe rolled in straight sets, injecting optimism for, yes, an American woman to win it all.
Tennis, anyone? There were 87 matches today -- yes, 87 -- to make up for Tuesday's rain. So what went down on this wild Wednesday?
While the rain came Tuesday, there was still some spectacular tennis on Day 2 of the US Open. Tournament top seeds Rafael Nadal and Karolina Pliskova both rolled in straight sets, as did 22-year-old American hopeful Madison Keys.
NEW YORK -- Leading up to Day 1 of the US Open, the overwhelming storyline had been who wasn't taking the court: Serena Williams, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic ... no, nope, negative. Yet, their absence only makes this year's tournament that much more intriguing with a wide-open field.