DOLGOPOLOV FACES NADAL, WITH OTHER MATCH IN QUESTION

YORK» Rafael Nadal’s next opponent NEW at the U.S. Open is a 28-year-old from Ukraine who is being asked questions about a different tournament entirely — one where he was involved in a match under scrutiny from anti-corruption investigators because of unusual betting.

Alexandr Dolgopolov moved into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2011 with a victory Saturday. Dolgopolov, who is ranked 64th in the world, said after his 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 win over Viktor Troicki that he has been interviewed by the Tennis Integrity Unit.

That group is looking into a match he played against Thiago Monteiro at a hard-court event in Winston-salem, N.C., on Aug. 20.

Dolgopolov said he approached the TIU.

“I was the first one to come there and try to give them all the information, so they can investigate it faster,” he said.

Asked what the TIU has told him about its work, Dolgopolov replied: “I don’t know. I don’t ask. They asked me about some information. They interviewed me. That’s it. That’s all I can do.”

• Fabio Fognini has been suspended from the U.S. Open while it is determined whether he committed a “major offense” during his first-round loss in singles. Fognini’s provisional suspension goes into effect immediately, so he withdrew Saturday from the doubles tournament, where he was into the third round.

Fognini was fined $24,000 by the U.S. Open for unsportsmanlike conduct that included one incident in which he insulted a female chair umpire.

Hamilton makes F1 history.

ITALY» Lewis Hamilton

MONZA, claimed his 69th career pole position to break the Formula One record previously held by his childhood idol, Michael Schumacher.

Maintaining his focus after a 2½hour rain delay at the Italian Grand Prix, Hamilton finished more than a second ahead of Max Verstappen in difficult, wet conditions.

U.S. men’s soccer team needs help.

YORK» Gaining at least a point

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Tuesday at Honduras is critical for the United States’ chances to qualify for an eighth straight World Cup.

Mexico clinched one of the three berths from North and Central America and the Caribbean on Friday night, and Costa Rica is close to securing another.

After its second home loss in the hexagonal, the U.S. is clinging to third place, ahead of Honduras on goal difference. A draw or win against the Catrachos would leave the U.S. in position to secure a berth with wins against Panama on Oct. 6 in Orlando, Fla., and at last-place Trinidad and Tobago four days later.

NHL’S Wennberg signs six-year deal.

OHIO» The Columbus Blue COLUMBUS,

Jackets signed free-agent center Alexander Wennberg to a six-year, $29.4 million contract.

The Blue Jackets announced the deal, locking up their top-line center through the 2022-23 season, with a salary cap hit of $4.9 million a year. The 22-year-old Swede was a key part of a young team that set franchise records for wins and points and advanced to the playoffs last year.

• Thomas Vanek and the Vancouver Canucks agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal. The 33-year-old forward had 17 goals and 31 assists in 68 games last season with Florida and Detroit.

The former University of Minnesota star from Austria has 333 goals and 364 assists in 885 regular-season games.

Footnotes. Polish cyclist Rafal Majka won the mountainous 14th stage of the Spanish Vuelta, while Chris Froome maintained his overall lead. … The WNBA awarded its 2018 Allstar Game to the Minnesota Lynx, a first for the franchise that will have a remodeled arena next season.