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Wyndham Clark isn't the only unpopular U.S. Open champion. The news accounts referred to a hostile gallery and caustic comments the winner had to endure. That's what was written about Jack Nicklaus in 1962 when he won at Oakmont. The circumstances were different. Nicklaus was a rookie who took down Arnold Palmer in the King's backyard at Oakmont. The Shinnecock Hills gallery went from being pro-Scottie Scheffler to anti-Wyndham Clark. But he showed his toughness by overcoming it all to win by one. Clark figures if he can just keep showing up he'll have a chance to win them over.

Scottie Scheffler got the crack in Wyndham Clark’s game that might have kickstarted his own run at completing the career Grand Slam. But the world's top-ranked never did the other part — namely, applying any pressure of his own Clark, who left the door open at the U.S. Open before sneaking away with the win. While Clark hung on to capture his second title in four years in the toughest test in golf, Scheffler finished tied for fourth. He actually beat Clark by two shots in their final-pairing showdown, but came in trailing by six.

Emma Raducanu fell short of a dream title on home soil at the Queen’s Club after Croatian lucky loser Donna Vekic won the final 6-0, 7-6 (6) in London. The 23-year-old Raducanu was looking for her first singles trophy since her stunning win as a qualifier at the 2021 U.S. Open. The British No. 1 was swiftly beaten in the first set but saved three championship points in the second on the way to a tiebreaker, where she saved another and came close to taking it to a deciding set.

Players capsules for the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Includes total wins and majors, U.S. Open appearances and their best result.

Roger Federer will play in an exhibition at the U.S. Open this year, returning to the Grand Slam tournament that he is the only player to win five consecutive times. Days before being enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Federer will play in New York on Aug. 25. The event, titled “Roger Federer: An Icon Returns to New York,” also will include Andy Roddick, John McEnroe and Andre Agassi. It was announced Monday by the U.S. Tennis Association. Roddick won the 2003 U.S. Open, the year before Federer started dominating the event. He won every one from 2004-08 as part of his 20 Grand Slam singles titles.

Former U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori will conclude his career at home when he plays in the Japan Open later this year. The ATP Tour confirms the 36-year-old Nishikori has been given a wild card invitation by tournament organizers. The tournament in Tokyo will be held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. By reaching No. 4 Nishikori was the highest-ranked Japanese man in the history of the ATP rankings. Nishikori also became the first Japanese player to advance to the final of a Grand Slam men’s singles tournament at the 2014 U.S. Open. He lost the title match in straight sets to Croatia’s Marin Cilic.