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Discussing Rafa Nadal’s future, protocol when interviewing an athlete in their second language and the fully automated line-calling system in the latest mailbag.

Noah Rubin and Marcos Giron have both played in the main draw of every major, but breaking even as tennis professionals hasn’t been a given for either. They’re not alone.

Karen Khachanov has advanced to the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career by edging Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at the U.S. Open

Casper Ruud outclassed Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4) to reach the US Open semi-finals for the first time and could end the tournament as the world No 1

In a gruelling three-hour and 54-minute encounter, Cilic saved 12 of 18 break points while committing 66 unforced errors before Alcaraz edged out a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory

The Spaniard is looking to extend his record over Novak Djokovic by landing his 23rd Slam

Rafael Nadal defeated close friend Richard Gasquet for the 18th time to reach the US Open fourth round on Saturday as world number one Iga Swiatek made the last 16 for a second successive year. Four-time champion Nadal took his record over Gasquet to a perfect 18-0 with a 6-0,…

Nadal had his most comfortable match of the fortnight so far while Carlos Alcaraz also eased through.

Nadal is back in action while the home crowd will cheer on Danielle Collins late on Arthur Ashe against Emma Raducanu’s conqueror Alize Cornet

The second seed was playing only his second match after an abdominal tear at Wimbledon

Raducanu is back to try and defend her title after a shock victory in New York last year