Unlike every major American sport, we rarely talk about who the best soccer player is. And, well, it's been a long time since we've even had to. The answer was almost always Lionel Messi. Heck, it still might be Lionel Messi, too. And in the brief moments ...

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Time to talk the brilliant Brazilian

Alexander Zverev has revealed to rival Carlos Alcaraz what was going through his head as ​he served for the US Open title in ‌New York earlier this month — absolutely nothing.

Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will not play singles on day one, with Noah saving them for later high-value matches. Opening day match-ups: Casper Ruud, Jakub Mensik and Rafael Jodar will represent Europe in singles against Francisco Cerundolo,