"On just the second day of the tournament, reigning Australian Open champion and sixth-seeded Madison Keys was handed a shocking upset by Renata Zarazua. On Friday, within just moments of one another, No. 6 seed Ben Shelton, who won the Canadian Open earlier this month, retired with a shoulder injury in his third-round match, and two-time tournament semifinalist Frances Tiafoe, the No. 17 seed, was defeated in straight sets by Jan-Lennard Struff."
"As has been well documented and discussed, no American man has won a major title -- anywhere -- since Andy Roddick won the US Open title in 2003. Will Fritz, the lone American man, be the one to finally win again? Will one of the five remaining women continue the country's hot streak? We'll find out soon enough. Here are the Americans remaining in the draw, and how they got here."
"Following her second major title at the French Open in June, the 21-year-old Gauff had a challenging summer, including a first-round loss at Wimbledon and an oft-inconsistent serve that became an increasing liability in matches. She recorded 23 double faults -- the most in a WTA match over the past six years -- in a match at the Canadian Open, and had 42 across three matches in Montreal."
American players entered the US Open after a highly successful season, with multiple women reaching recent major finals and American men enjoying breakthrough summers. Early rounds produced surprising results: Madison Keys lost in a major upset, Ben Shelton retired with a shoulder injury, Frances Tiafoe lost in straight sets, and seeds Emma Navarro and Tommy Paul were eliminated. No American man has won a major since Andy Roddick in 2003, leaving Will Fritz as the lone remaining American man. Coco Gauff, fresh off the French Open title, struggled with an inconsistent serve and double faults and made a coaching change days before the tournament.
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