New York — They came, they saw, they flopped — again. With the notable exception of Australian 19-year-old Alex de Minaur and his Saturday night, Sunday morning pyrotechnics against 2014 champion Marin Cilic, the US Open has been yet another Grand Slam to forget for the widely hyped NextGen. Similar to Wimbledon, where the average age of the quarterfinalists was 31, the eight men who will contest the same stage in New York have an average age of 29.5. The youngest is Dominic Thiem, who turned 25 on Monday. World No4 Alexander Zverev, supposedly the brightest star of the sport’s new generation, exited in the third round in New York. The 21-year-old lost in four sets to German compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber, 13 years his senior. Zverev has still to get beyond the quarterfinals of a Major with a troubled run to the last eight at Roland Garros recently his best performance. Yet he has nine tour titles with three in 2018 in Munich, Madrid and Washington. He was also runner-up at Master...
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