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☆ Tiafoe beats 'annoying' Mannarino, Paul inspired by young fan at U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Tiafoe managed to convert just five of 15 break points and said the 35-year-old Frenchman's unpredictable style gave him fits in the nearly three-hour affair. "He's so annoying to play," Tiafoe said to laughs during an on-court interview. "I think we got him tickets to our box but he ended up getting better tickets right on the side of the court," Paul told reporters. Next up for Paul is 20-year-old American Ben Shelton after the 20-year-old ran away with a 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-0 win over Aslan Karatsev earlier on Friday. American men are looking to snap a 20-year major drought at this year's U.S. Open.

Persons: Frances Tiafoe, France's Adrian Mannarino REUTERS, Brendan Mcdermid, Adrian Mannarino, Tiafoe, what's, I'm, shrugged, I've, Arthur Ashe, Tommy Paul, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, SUPERFAN Paul, Eddy, Paul, Ben Shelton, Aslan Karatsev, Taylor Fritz, Jakub Mensik, Rory Carroll, Ken Ferris Organizations: Tennis, Louis Armstrong, U.S, Flushing, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Flushing Meadows, Brooklyn, Czech, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ De Minaur shocks Medvedev to reach semis in Toronto
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Aug 11, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Alex De Minaur (AUS) reacts after winning a point against Daniil Medvedev (not pictured) at Sobeys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY SportsAug 11 (Reuters) - Alex de Minaur pulled off a gritty 7-6(7) 7-5 upset of second seed Daniil Medvedev at the Canadian Open on Friday to reach his first semi-final at a Masters 1000 event where he will face Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The 24-year-old De Minaur had to rally from a break down twice in the second set before showing his resilience again thanks to his brilliant return game, sealing victory on the Russian's seventh double fault. Up next is a meeting with red-hot Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who swept aside American Mackenzie McDonald 6-4 6-2 earlier on Friday. Davidovich Fokina holds a 2-1 lead over De Minaur in their head-to-head meetings.

Persons: Alex De Minaur, Daniil Medvedev, John E, Alex de Minaur, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Minaur, Mackenzie McDonald, Davidovich Fokina, De, Rory Carroll, Ken Ferris Organizations: Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Sobeys, Toronto, De Minaur, Los Angeles

[1/4] Aug 11, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) reaches for but misses a shot played by Tommy Paul (USA) (not pictured) during quarter finals play at Sobeys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY SportsAug 11 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz's U.S Open preparations suffered a setback on Friday as the world number one fell to American Tommy Paul 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open. For the third consecutive match, the Spaniard got off to a sluggish start on the hard courts in Toronto, falling behind early and double faulting to hand Paul the first set. But Paul took control in the decider, smoking a backhand at the charging Alcaraz that he could not put back in play for a break and pouncing on a poorly executed drop shot from Alcaraz on match point to dismiss the top seed. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Ken Ferris and William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Tommy Paul, Dan Hamilton, Carlos Alcaraz's, American Tommy Paul, Paul, Alcaraz, Monfils, Alex de Minaur, Daniil Medvedev, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Minaur, de Minaur, Mackenzie McDonald, Davidovich Fokina, De, Rory Carroll, Ken Ferris, William Mallard Organizations: Sobeys, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, USA, Carlos Alcaraz's U.S, American, Toronto, De Minaur, Los Angeles

☆ Creaking Djokovic adjusting to new reality at French Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Djokovic's run to the Australian Open title in January came despite a problematic left thigh injury and he also missed the Madrid Open in the build-up to Roland Garros with a niggling elbow issue. "We don't have much time to start to name the many injuries I have, and the list is quite long," Djokovic told reporters. Sometimes you need pills," Djokovic said. Reality for me nowadays is that my body is responding differently than it did a few years ago. And on the court you try to do your best, everything possible, so you can finish the match and win."

Persons: Roland Garros, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Novak Djokovic, Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Rafa Nadal, Djokovic, Hubert Hurkacz, Juan Pablo Varillas, I've, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ken Ferris Organizations: Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina REUTERS, Serbian, Madrid, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, PARIS

☆ Alcaraz stunned by Hungarian qualifier Marozsan in Rome
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Alcaraz raced to a 4-1 lead but Marozsan hit back in superb style to reel off six points and hand the world number two only his second defeat on clay in 22 matches this season. "It's not easy to say something," Marozsan said immediately after the biggest win of his career. World number three Daniil Medvedev earned a hard-fought 3-6 6-1 6-3 win over Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles to reach the last 16 in Rome for the first time. In the women's draw, Elena Rybakina saw off Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 6-3 to reach her first claycourt WTA 1000 quarter-final, where she will face either top-ranked Iga Swiatek, the twice defending champion, or Croatia's Donna Vekic. Tsitsipas had taken the first set 6-3 against Sonego while Zverev leads 6-4 3-3 against Wolf.

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