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Alexander Zverev is riding serious momentum into the U.S. Open semifinals, where the French Open champion faces Karen Khachanov on Friday afternoon. The winner punches a ticket to the final, where either Ben Shelton or Frances Tiafoe will be waiting. This one has all the makings of a heavyweight afternoon at Flushing Meadows.
And speaking of Americans at the U.S. Open, the drought is real. It has been twenty-three years since Andy Roddick lifted the trophy in men's singles, and with Shelton and Tiafoe both still alive in the draw, the country is watching closely. The question isn't just whether an American can win — it's whether this generation finally has the firepower to end the wait.
Shifting to the gridiron, the Notre Dame and Wisconsin Shamrock Series opener drew nine point seven million peak viewers in the second quarter, making it the most-streamed Notre Dame on NBC simulcast ever. Wisconsin didn't get the result they wanted, but that kind of audience proves college football's national appetite is only growing heading into week two.
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