The 34-year-old waved goodbye Sunday at the BNP Paribas Open following his doubles defeat with Tommy Paul.

Commended Darren Cahill, "A voice of reason, of authority and of friendship."

The two-time US Open singles champion will be back in the main draw at age 43, while the Dane returns to Grand Slam tennis.

Teenagers Clervie Ngounoue and Alex Michelsen were also among the recipients announced Wednesday by the USTA.

The young Serb finished runner-up in singles but went one better in doubles with Kristina Mladenovic, while Blumberg partnered fellow American Steve Johnson to end the grass swing on top.

On Tuesday, Andy Murray upended Nikoloz Basilashvili for the second time in a week, while Felix Auger-Aliassime avoided crashing out by mounting a comeback against Emil Ruusuvuori.

Many Americans took to Twitter to celebrate the holiday week.

Unseeded duo, Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey are two of the three American men left in the tournament.

A brief recap on the best results from American players last week.

To go for the gold, or not? It's a question with a vast range of responses, perhaps due to a hot and cold history that excludes tennis almost as many times as it is included in the summer Olympic program.