Yuki Bhambri admitted that he was surprised and shocked upon being excluded from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme and justified his preference of playing with the best the US Open over Asian Games. All India Tennis Association has, however, asked the government to reconsider the decision.

The 2017 season has given the Grand Slam Board a lot to ponder upon and they have released a list of changes after their meeting, in London, that could be enforced in 2018. A major change would be the players being penalized if they decide to withdraw just before a tournament or in the first round.

While most fans expected the final of the US Open between Rafael Nadal and Kevin Anderson to be a one sided affair, the former looked intent to give the fans their money's worth. Nadal came up with an audacious lob-cum-slice return to give the fans at the Arthur Ashe court something to cheer about.

The final held no such surprise that the previous rounds had promised as tournament favorite Rafael Nadal cruised to a one-sided victory over Kevin Anderson to lift his third US open title. This Spaniard’s 16th Grand Slam title means that he is only three behind Roger Federer's tally of 19 titles.