Gone are the days when Donald Young was considered the future of American tennis. In the 12 years since he turned professional, at 14, Young has lost more matches than he has won. He has battled nerves, critics and opponents. He has become an unabashed reader of self-help books — and pretty much anything else that might help him deal with adversity.
So when Young trailed 11th-seeded Gilles Simon by two sets on Tuesday afternoon at the United States Open, and subsequently dropped the first three games of the third set, Young said he still felt less pressure than he ever had as a teenage prodigy.