Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the U.S. Open concluded with two gripping finals.
The world No. 3 held off a late surge from Great Britain’s Jacob Fearnley on Thursday night to move through to the third round, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, and hasn’t dropped a set yet—in the first round, he ...