US Open tournament director Eric Butorac handles player and broadcast scheduling requests. It's hectic and tough to please everyone -- but he loves it.
Two-time US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz returned to the round of 16 by beating Wu Yibing 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 on Friday and will next face American Tommy Paul, who defeated No. 15 Alexander Bublik in five sets.
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka won her third-round match at the US Open on Friday in straight sets but was bothered by the smell of marijuana inside Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Alexander Zverev needed five sets and more than 4 1/2 hours to beat Quentin Halys in their second-round match, becoming the first top-seeded man to play back-to-back five-set matches to start a major in the Open Era.
Gael Monfils played his final Grand Slam match Thursday night at the US Open, a battle with Learner Tien that ended in a loss to the talented young American.
Australia's Nick Kyrgios is free to return to tennis after anti-doping authorities ruled that his positive test for cocaine had been conducted out of competition.