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12,000+ men have held an ATP ranking since 1973.

Only 29 have reached World No. 1.

And only ONE has spent 400+ weeks at the top. 🐐
The math behind elite longevity is wild:

🎾 Top 100: Top 8%
🎾 Top 10: Top 1.5%
🎾 World No. 1: Top 0.24%
🎾 428 Weeks at No. 1: 0.008%

Consistency at the absolute summit isn’t just rare—it’s a statistical anomaly.

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Aryna Sabalenka needed just 53 minutes to see off Polina Iatcenko, and Jessica Pegula was almost as quick past Sofia Kenin in an all-American second-rounder. The day’s biggest shake-up came off the delayed Round 1 slate: Paula Badosa knocked out No. 30 seed Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets. Wimbledon champ Linda Nosková and No. 7 seed Karolina Muchová both moved on comfortably, keeping the bottom half of the draw wide open.

21 matches, no suspensions — the tournament is fully caught up after the early rain delays.

📍 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
🗓 Round 3 begins Friday, September 4

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Day 4 was a big one at Flushing Meadows. 🎾

The tournament caught up on its full Wednesday slate — 25 men’s matches, mixing Round 2 with delayed first-rounders held over from the rain. Alex Michelsen pulled off the day’s biggest upset, taking down No. 16 seed Brandon Nakashima in straight sets. Defending champ Carlos Alcaraz survived an early scare before finding his rhythm, and Frances Tiafoe kept rolling with a three-set win over Rei Sakamoto.

No suspensions, no leftover matches heading into Thursday — the draw is officially back on schedule.

📍 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
🗓️ Round 3 begins Friday, September 4

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Rain writes its own storylines. ⛈️🎾

Putintseva shocks No. 12 Bencic. Gauff, Rybakina and Andreeva cruise through. And in the day’s cruelest twist, Paula Badosa gets suspended two points from victory — serving at 6-1, 5-4, after saving three match points against her.

15 matches finished. 5 more hanging in the rain. Round 1 refuses to end.

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Rain owns Flushing Meadows this week. ⛈️🎾

Zverev survived a five-set scare from Sonego. Monfils celebrated turning 40 with a statement win. But three matches sit suspended and six never got on court — Round 1 still isn’t finished after three days.

Day 3 in the books. The queue keeps growing.

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Round 1 complete on both sides of the draw. 🎾

Sabalenka, Świątek, Osaka and Navarro all through. Świątek dropped just 5 games. Osaka survived back-to-back tiebreaks. And a 26-match, 28-result day closes out with zero unfinished business heading into Round 2.

Women’s singles, Day 2 — Flushing Meadows delivers again.

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Day 2 at the Open, and the draw already looks nothing like it did Sunday morning. 🎾💥

Alcaraz opened his title defense in style. Tsitsipas took down a top-10 seed. And 26 more matches later, Round 1 is a wrap — zero unfinished business heading into Tuesday.

27 matches. One day. Round 2 starts now.

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Round 1 in the books on the women’s side at Flushing Meadows — no seismic upsets, but a few signature moments: No. 27 seed Barbora Kréjčíková fell in straight sets to Kamilla Rakhimova, and Naomi Osaka opens Monday against Anastasia Zakharova as she chases a third US Open title. Sabalenka, Rybakina, Świątek, and Gauff all still to open. 🎾

Djokovic’s 78-match Grand Slam first-round win streak is over. 🎾

Mariano Navone pulled off the biggest upset of Day 1 at the US Open, outlasting the four-time champion in five sets: 7-6(5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Full men’s singles Round 1 recap — completed matches and five still suspended from Sunday’s rain delay, resuming Monday. 👇

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