THE WORLD NOW knows the name Darian King.
Barbados’ king of swing didn’t add another magical chapter to a fairy-tale run, but he did put the tennis world on notice after holding two set points in a hard-fought loss to fourth seed Alexander Zverev in the first round of the US Open.
Playing to the wee hours of yesterday morning, the 25-year-old King impressed the McEnroe brothers John and Patrick on ESPN before ultimately falling 7-6(9), 7-5, 6-4 in two hours and 50 minutes – one of the longest opening night matches on Arthur Ashe.
“I feel really happy with my performance because it’s my first time playing on one of the biggest courts in the world inside of one of the biggest stadiums in all of tennis and to go out there and compete with a guy ranked sixth in the world is a huge accomplishment for me and Barbados,” King said. (JM)
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