US Open day 14: the social round-up

Another Grand Slam title for Rafael Nadal = an outpouring of love on social media for the popular Spaniard…

Juan Martin del Potro led the congratulations, one of many current or former players in awe of his achievements:

Felicitaciones @RafaelNadal! Merecido campeón. ????

— Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) September 10, 2017

@RafaelNadal you are the best Spanish athlete in History!! #16thGrandSlam ????????????????

— Fernando Verdasco (@FerVerdasco) September 10, 2017

Grande Rafa

— Mardy Fish (@MardyFish) September 11, 2017

RAFAAAAAAAA ????????????? !!!!!! #usopen #sweet16th #legend

— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) September 10, 2017

Congratulations to @RafaelNadal on winning @usopen. Incredible athlete for all of us to keep getting inspired from. #VamosRafa

— Rohan Bopanna (@rohanbopanna) September 11, 2017

Vam????????????s!!!

— Daria Kasatkina (@DKasatkina) September 10, 2017

American rising star Noah Rubin was most impressed with his acceptance of the winner’s prize:

Never seen someone so incredibly nonchalant when putting 3.7 mil into his pocket.

— Noah Rubin (@Noahrubin33) September 10, 2017

Indian great Mahesh Bhupathi did not want a GOAT discussion – so tweeted about it:

Rog and Rafa sweeping the majors, two of the greatest ambassadors of our sport, surely the GOAT discussions must be put on hold for now :)?????

— Mahesh Bhupathi (@Maheshbhupathi) September 11, 2017

Maria Sharapova did not appreciate her grunting being brought into the conversation either:

The guy just won his 16th major (!!!) and this is your choice of tweet? https://t.co/WpqvcztNnY

— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) September 11, 2017

Meanwhile, Martina Hingis won her second Grand Slam title in as many days and apparently plans to watch some television to celebrate:

DUN DUN…so happy to finally have met the awesome @Mariska from 1 of my favorite shows @LawandOrderSVU1 can't wait for more new episodes! pic.twitter.com/zfRtynXijj

— Martina Hingis (@mhingis) September 10, 2017

Sloane Stephens is still celebrating her stunning victory – but Bob Bryan’s son has his eyes on her prize:

Bobby is in LOVE! ????????? @sloanestephens #usopen #centralpark pic.twitter.com/3eITTxuUOt

— Bob Bryan (@Bryanbros) September 10, 2017

Speaking of trophies, 2015 runner-up Roberta Vinci had some important advice to share with Madison Keys:

Congrats @Madison_Keys for playing a great tournament! ????????????????A little piece of advice: keep the trophy you won in a safe place ????????????????

— Roberta Vinci (@roberta_vinci) September 10, 2017