Jannik Sinner continued his US Open title defence in imperious trend as he beat Alexei Popyrin in straight units to succeed in the third spherical at Flushing Meadows.
The world No 1 and recently-crowned Wimbledon champion was untouchable throughout a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win in little over two hours towards the Australian world No 36.
Sinner will now advance to face twenty seventh seed Denis Shapovalov as he seeks his third Grand Slam crown of the yr and the fifth of his profession.
“Obviously, I try to play the best tennis I can,” mentioned Sinner. “The first round matches are always different compared to the further you go.
“I am very comfortable that I managed these matches nearly as good as I might, when you’re up two units and a break, you attempt to function finest as you may.
“Today it felt like neither of us served well but I was returning well, especially on the second serve. I’m happy about today, I’m aiming to improve on the serve but the rest of my game I’m comfortable with.”
Sinner’s solely minor signal of hassle arrived whereas serving at 3-2 up within the second set when he saved three break factors to disclaim Popyrin a route again into the match.
Popyrin then got here up shy once more when making an attempt to benefit from a 15-40 lead on Sinner’s serve, earlier than the Italian punished with a break to like moments later.
Sinner pointed in direction of room for enchancment on his serve after the match having landed simply 51 per cent of first serves in whereas double faulting 4 occasions.
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Naomi Osaka exhibits off her ‘Labubu’ to the followers on the Louis Armstrong Stadium after beating Hailey Baptiste within the second spherical of the US Open.
Swiatek avoids upset towards Lamens
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Highlights of the spherical two US Open conflict between Suzan Lamens and Iga Swiatek in New York.
Iga Swiatek got here by means of a deciding set as she survived a scare towards Suzan Lamens to e-book her spot within the US Open third spherical.
The Wimbledon champion clinched a 6-1 4-6 6-4 victory over Lamens of the Netherlands to arrange a conflict with twenty ninth seed Anna Kalinskaya.
Swiatek threatened one other routine win when she stormed to the primary set, solely to endure a dramatic drop in effectivity as she surrendered the second regardless of an early break.
Her lapse sparked a response within the third when the Pole constructed a 4-1 lead, earlier than coming by means of her last two service video games to shut out the job.
“I felt like it kind of depended on me and if I’m going to make mistakes or not,” Swiatek mentioned. “Probably, got a little tight in the second set and she for sure used the opportunity.
“I did some errors so I am comfortable that on the finish I might be extra proactive.
“Third set is a reset, you’ve got to start from the beginning and I knew I could do a little bit more.”
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Swiatek displays on her powerful win saying she needed to drawback resolve in the course of the match and can use that have going ahead
Osaka continues US Open cost
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Highlights from the second spherical US Open conflict between Hailey Baptiste and Naomi Osaka.
Elsewhere Naomi Osaka continued her pursuit of a 3rd US Open title with a 6-3 6-1 victory over Hailey Baptiste on Thursday.
The Japanese four-time Grand Slam champion will now face fifteenth seed Daria Kasatkina or Kamilla Rakhimova.
“I was just really trying to focus and not give her any free points and just be positive,” mentioned Osaka.
“I was really stressed the entire time. I’m really exited to be moving better.”
It options as a part of a return to type for Osaka, who not too long ago reached the Montreal last solely to lose to residence favorite Victoria Mboko.
Osaka has not reached the third spherical of the US Open since 2021, nor has she gone past the third spherical at a serious since successful the Australian Open later that yr.
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