US Open: Rafael Nadal and Sloane Stephens complete the year of surprises

Final Grand Slam of the year lives up to its potential for shock results

Rafael Nadal US Open
Rafael Nadal beat Kevin Anderson in last year’s US Open men’s singles final
(Image credit: Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

In his US Open preview ESPN writer Peter Bodo had said that 2017 was the “year of the surprise” in tennis and to expect more shocks at Flushing Meadows.

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