World’s number one Jannik Sinner has advanced to the third round of the US Open. The defending champion easily defeated Alexei Popyrin (Australia) by 3-0 (6:3, 6:2, 6:2) in a match that lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes.
Jannik Sinner broke five of nine times and never dropped a serve. The win was his 23rd consecutive Grand Slam hardcourt victory and his 41st in his first 50 matches on the surface.
In the third round, Jannik Sinner will face Canadian Denis Shapovalov, who eliminated Valentin Royer (France) after 3-1 (7:6(6), 3:6, 7:6(4), 6:3).
Another Italian tennis player Lorenzo Musetti also advances to the next stage of the tournament in New York. The tenth-seeded player eliminated Belgian veteran David Goffin after 3-0 (6:4, 6:0, 6:2). For Lorenzo Musetti, this is the tied best result on hard courts in Grand Slam tournaments, and for a place in the Round of 16 he will face his compatriot Flavio Cobolli, who eliminated Jenson Brooksby in five sets.
The 15th-seeded Andrey Rublev also achieved a victory in the second round. The Russian dealt with Tristan Boyer (USA) after 3-1 (6:3, 6:3, 5:7, 7:6(4)). Andrey Rublev will face qualifier Coleman Wong, who became the first representative of Hong Kong to qualify for the third round of a Grand Slam tournament after 3-1 (7:6(5), 6:2, 4:6, 6:4) over Australian player Adam Walton.
The surprise of the day came from Leandro Riedi (Switzerland), ranked 435th in the world, who eliminated 19th-seeded Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina) after 3-2 (3:6, 4:6, 6:4, 6:4, 6:2). Karen Khachanov, on the other hand, lost to Kamil Majchrzak (Poland) and was eliminated after 2-3 (6:2, 7:6(4), 4:6, 5:7, 6:7(5)).
