TENNIS

British number one withdraws from upcoming events in Beijing and Shanghai.

Thiem exited the US Open after surrendering a two-set lead to Juan Martín del Potro.

Del Potro ended Federer's five-year winning streak at the US Open with 2009 final defeat.

Spaniard to face 19-year-old Andrey Rublev for place in the last four at Flushing Meadows.

Nadal and Federer are on course to face each other for the first time in Flushing Meadows.

Federer and Nadal are through to the quarter-final after their straight-set wins.

Shapovalov has jumped from 143 to 69 in the world rankings.

Federer and Nadal could face each other in the semi-finals of the 2017 US Open.

Sharapova and Muguruza were both knocked out in the fourth round.

Zverev believes playing good tennis for so many years has led to recent withdrawals.

The 36-year-old defeated Lopez 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in a one-sided match.

Shapovalov defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets in the second round of the 2017 US Open.

15-time Grand Slam champion faces Leonardo Mayer after lacklustre wins over Dusan Lajovic and Taro Daniel.

Nadal is currently world number one for the first time since July 2014.

The Russian sportswoman is set to release her book Unstoppable: My Story So Far which hits the stands on 12 September.

Nadal defeated Daniel in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory.

Murray withdrew from the event right after the draw was made.

Federer defeated Frances Tiafoe in a five-set victory on Tuesday (29 August).

Federer has been beaten just thrice in 38 matches in 2017.

The former world number one defeated Halep 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Kota took the first set with relative ease but was overcome by the Serbian's fightback.

Federer and Nadal have been drawn in the same half at the 2017 US Open.

The top two-ranked players in the world could meet in the US Open semi-final.

Murray has not played any tennis after Wimbledon.

Andy Murray will take on world number 104 Tennys Sandgren in his opening round.

Kyrgios most recently reached the finals of the Cincinnati Masters.

Federer had to withdraw from the Cincinnati Open due to a back injury.

Nadal and Federer have won a combined nine titles in 2017 and are ranked one and three in the world, respectively.

Three men can emerge from the final Grand Slam of 2017 at Flushing Meadows at the top of the ATP standings.