In this episode of "Tennis Traverse," host Ivy Zhang celebrates the podcast's one-year anniversary by diving into the first week's highlights of the US Open, the year's final Grand Slam. Ivy discusses notable upsets, including Carlos Alcaraz's unexpected loss to Botic van de Zandschulp and Novak Djokovic's defeat by Alexei Popyrin. She also reflects on the longest match in US Open history and the early exits of top seeds like Holger Rune and Stefanoes Tsitsipas. Ivy emphasizes the evolving tennis landscape and the emergence of new talent, expressing excitement for the tournament's remaining matches and potential new champions. Time stamps: Holger Rune vs. Brandon Nakashima (00:02:36) Lorenzo Musetti's Performance (00:05:15) Dominic Thiem's Last Grand Slam (00:07:37) Longest Match in US Open History (00:10:17) Stefanos Tsitsipas' Struggles (00:12:38) Challenging Conditions: Etcheverry vs. Cerundolo (00:13:54) Alcaraz's Loss Analysis (00:15:12) Djokovic's Surprising Exit (00:17:39) Potential Contenders Post-Alcaraz and Djokovic (00:20:09) Highlight Match: Tiafoe vs. Shelton (00:21:15) Sinner's Focus Amidst Scandals (00:22:23) Anisimova vs. Zheng Qinwen (00:23:28) Raducanu vs. Kenin (00:25:48) Andreescu vs. Pollini (00:26:57) Osaka's Match Highlights (00:28:09) Collins' Last Grand Slam (00:32:49) Shuai's Losing Streak (00:33:58) Rybakina's Withdrawal (00:35:03) Gauff vs. Svitolina (00:35:03) Potential Black Horses (00:36:11) Links mentioned: Holger Rune vs. Brandon Nakashima: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvJ5A9inp4w⁠ Reilly Opelka vs. Lorenzo Musetti: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXD1GD1_AEo⁠ Daniel Evans vs. Karen Khachanov: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJFs3Mh3zU⁠ Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whrryVMjG68⁠ Francisco Cerundolo vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQXn_wjHKX0⁠ Carlos Alcaraz vs. Botic van de Zandschulp: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlzMPp3ceuA⁠ Alexei Popyrin vs. Novak Djokovic: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV9yPLDbJqw⁠ Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe FULL MATCH: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MOWcvOKwlA⁠ Zheng Qinwen vs. Amanda Anisimova: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sfPhMAtXjQ⁠ Emma Raducanu vs. Sofia Kenin: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhlWjsRu6BI⁠ Bianca Andreescu vs. Jasmine Paolini: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQdIeGSpYgk⁠ Jelena Ostapenko vs. Naomi Osaka FULL MATCH: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pkNHHwi6f8⁠ Danielle Collins vs. Caroline Dolehide: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyNShpnsZys⁠ Zhang Shuai vs. Ashlyn Krueger: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnlTf4QzHwk⁠ Elina Svitolina vs. Coco Gauff: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPtB_ba38HE⁠ Social Media: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tennistraverse/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/tennistraverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TennisTraverse/videos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tennistraverse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ivannazhang428.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠