One moment they’re venerating their Goldie Oldies, the big four of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. And what did Zverev — riding a wave of five tour titles this season, seeded fourth — do at Flushing Meadows? He crashed out in the second round to another 20-year-old, the Croatian Borna Coric, come a cropper early again at a Slam just when he looked to be on the cusp of a grand breakthrough statement. Heck, neither Nadal or Federer — back-to-back five-setters in his first two rounds — has looked particularly impressive in this last Slam of the season. For sure, every Grand Slam, it’s a chance for young guys to prove themselves.

Source: thestar September 02, 2017 23:15 UTC