Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev face off in the first US Open final since 2014 that won’t include Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer.
Author: Wayne Coffey, Special for USA TODAY Sports
Rafael Nadal defeats Daniil Medvedev to win US Open, 19th Grand Slam in epic five-setter
The Spaniard won the first two sets, but had to come back in the fifth set against the Russian to move within one of Roger Federer’s Slam record.
US Open: Daniil Medvedev advances to first Grand Slam final with win over Grigor Dimitrov
Russian Daniil Medvedev, who made headlines earlier in the tournament for poor behavior, won in straight sets, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-3.
US Open prepares for royalty as Meghan Markle expected to watch Serena Williams in final
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is expected to watch her friend Serena Williams play for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam in Saturday’s championship.
US Open: Serena Williams advances to championship, will play for record-tying 24th Grand Slam
The 37-year-old routed No. 5 Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 6-1. Now she wants her seventh Open title, to tie Margaret Court and to rewrite last year’s final.
US Open: Rafael Nadal eases past Diego Schwartzman, advances to semifinals
The Spaniard won in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 and is the prohibitive favorite to win his fourth US Open and 19th Grand Slam.
US Open: Injured Roger Federer ousted by Grigor Dimitrov in grueling five-set match
Roger Federer took a medical timeout before fifth set and didn’t play like himself in the 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 loss to unseeded Grigor Dimitrov.
Analysis: Daniil Medvedev working to ‘show the bright side of myself’ after bad behavior
You never know quite what Daniil Medvedev will do, or how he will play, and as he heads into his first Grand Slam semifinal, he is a player to beware.
US Open: Serena Williams survives upstart American Caty McNally in three sets
Serena Williams advances to the round of 32 by holding off a 17-year-old who wasn’t born when Williams won her first US Open, in 1999.
Sloane Stephens upset by Anna Kalinskaya in first round of US Open
Sloane Stephens was knocked out in the first round of the US Open in straight sets by Anna Kalinskaya, a 20-year-old qualifier from Russia.