The No. 3-seeded Medvedev fought off that trio of chances for No. 10 Rublev in the tiebreaker by reeling off five points in a row, and was on his way to a 7-6 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory to return to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows.
Wesley Koolhof is one win away from lifting the biggest trophy of his career at the US Open. But the Dutchman has been getting attention for more than just his impressive play alongside Nikola Mektic at Flushing Meadows.
Naomi Osaka had already won eight straight matches heading into her US Open quarterfinal, but that didn't stop the tennis star from channeling anger from a past loss to fuel her way to the semis.
Serena Williams has pulled out another three-setter to reach the semifinals in an 11th consecutive U.S. Open appearance.
Just six men remain in the hunt to become the latest U.S. Open winner and in doing take their first Grand Slam victory.
In this 718th episode, Mike chats with Sportsnet's Rob Faulds about his career in sports media doing play-by-play for the Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, curling, the Memorial Cup, tennis, and more.
Canadian qualifier Eugenie Bouchard has advanced to the second round of the Istanbul Tennis Championship.
Novak Djokovic had just lost his serve in Arthur Ashe Stadium to his fourth-round opponent, Pablo Carreno Busta, in the first set of a fourth-round match at the U.S. Open tennis championship on Sunday in New York City.
