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Djokovic/Anderson 🎥 Shapovalov/Auger-Aliassime



Edmund 🎥 Schwartzman



Goffin 🎥 Raonic



Match Of The Day : Medvedev 🎥 Sock RESULTS 🎾 💥 = Beatdown

🤕 = Injury

‼️ = Upset



Featured matches:



Raonic d Goffin 6-3, 6-4



The fact that Goffin looked off his best shouldn't take anything away from what is the healthiest, and most formidable looking, Milos that we've seen since 2016. Raonic won 100% of his first serve points, or 27/27, and was hitting some crushing returns off Goffins' 2nd serve (55% points won). Good signs for the Canadian.



Schwartzman d Edmund 6-1, 6-2 💥



A 61-minute thrashing. Schwartzman was incredibly consistent from the back of the court and never faced a break point, or really any pressure, in his own service games. Kyle struggled and never looked comfortable on serve (winning only 28% of 2nd serve points).



Djokovic/Anderson d Shapovalov/Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-2



After a shaky opening game, Djokerson played some impressive doubles. Novak was especially good, looking incredibly sharp on return as well as showing some good court positioning and touch at the net. Given some of his doubles history, this match was a bit of a revelation.



Also:



Paire d Donaldson 6-3, 6-4

Fucsovics d Sousa 6-4, 7-6(2)

Coric d Pospisil 6-4, 6-3

Carreno Busta d Nishioka 6-0, Ret'd 🤕

Herbert d Ramos-Vinolas 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Verdasco d Gojowczyk 6-2, 6-2 💥

Ivashka d Sugita 6-2, 6-3

Polanksy d Ebden 7-6(3), 6-4

Medvedev d Sock 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

Klahn d Ferrer 7-6(5), 6-4 SHOTS OF THE DAY 😮 On match point Paire casually hits a drop volley with a ludicrous angle, right on to the line. So unnecessary, so good and so Benoit.

(TennisTV) I've watched Novak get exploited at the net in the past when playing doubles. Today he was sharp and full of moves like this on set point. Great anticipation and move forward.

(TennisTV) Great touch on the lob from Coric. Murray would be proud.

(TennisTV) Anderson with the Wii Tennis defence. (TennisTV) WHO'S PLAYING TOMORROW? ⏰ Centre Court

11am Start



Wawrinka vs Kyrgios (H2H: 2-2) 🔥

Chung vs Djokovic (H2H: 1-1 ) 🔥

Auger-Aliassime vs Pouille (1st Meeting) 🔥

Shapovalov vs Chardy (H2H: 1-0)

Coric vs Cilic (H2H: 0-6)



Grand Stand

11am Start



Nishikori vs Haase (H2H: 1-0)

Tsitsipas vs Dzumhur (H2H: 0-1)

Fognini vs Johnson (H2H: 3-0)

Rublev vs Donskoy (1st Meeting)

Dimitrov vs Verdasco (H2H: 2-3) 🔥 Court 1

11am Start



Querrey vs Mannarino (H2H: 1-3)

Tiafoe vs Cecchinato (1st Meeting) 🔥



Court 4

11am Start



Khachanov vs Krajinovich (1st Meeting)

R. Harrison vs McDonald (1st Meeting) 🔥 EXTRAS...🔍🎤📊 🤕 Alexandr Dolgopolov has withdrawn from the US Open because of an ongoing wrist injury. Source

🤕 Roberto Bautista Agut has withdrawn from Toronto (abdominal injury). Mackenzie McDonald has taken his place in the main draw. Source

🤕 Dominic Thiem has withdrawn from the Toronto doubles draw due to a viral infection. No word on whether this will affect his singles participation. Source

A. Zverev when asked if Federer would have noticed the German’s back to back Washington titles: "I don't think Roger is too concerned about it. He's somewhere in Switzerland right now, enjoying his milk from his cow. From his *own* cow." Source

Interviewer : "Do you think Djokovic is gonna come back?"



Rafa : "He won Wimbledon a few weeks ago, what more do you expect?!"



(Matt): Context = Rafa dealing particularly well with the usual dumbassery on display at most pre-tournament pressers. Video

David Ferrer is planning to play one final slam event, this years US Open, and then retire next year after Madrid or Barcelona. Source

Jack Sock, after losing to Medvedev today, has now lost 7 straight matches and his 2018 record is 5-14. He sits at No.174 in the ATP race. Two lefties and a righty practicing next to each other. (From left to right: Shapovalov, Nadal, Djokovic). Source

Source #Djokerson LOL 😂 Benoit Paire won his match in routine fashion, in straight sets. Which of course means that he smashed his racquet...

(TennisTV) His racquets are probably just trying to escape at this point.

(TennisTV) Kyrgios ran through his repertoire of serve impressions in practice. Cilic, Monfils and Federer feature. Full video Raonic losing a shoe...

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