Sinner and Zverev did not disappoint and meet in the round of 16, with Alcaraz in the spotlight

While at the bottom of the box Novak Djokovic’s rivals are going down two for two, At the top everything is going according to plan at this US Open.

Except for the removal of Cameron Norrie at the hands of Matteo Arnaldi, the next rival of Carlos Alcaraz, all the favorites show tremendous solvency towards the final round.

This is the case of Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverevwho this Saturday sealed their ticket to the round of 16 after defeating, both in four sets, two of the veterans of the circuit.

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The sinner, ranked sixth in the world, beat Swiss Stan Wawrinka (ranked 49), winner in 2016, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 and 6-2 in a match of a high level and full of alternatives where he showed himself more complete to finish the job in the last moments.

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“I’m happy with my fight. I didn’t play my best tennis, but I managed to raise my level in the main points“, checked the Italian, who will be 22 on August 16 and “happy to be back in the second week” at Flushing Meadows.

On Monday he faces German Alexander Zverev (12th and 2020 finalist), who beat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (19th) by 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (10/8), 6-1 and 6-1 in 3 hours and 42 minutes, including just 2 hours and 28 minutes in the first two sets.

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Losing the tiebreaker of the second set was too much for the Bulgarianwho sank the next two, making his rival’s job easier.

“The first two sets were without a doubt the best I’ve played since the start of the season. The level was very high and we both fought each other physically. Then, he (Dimitrov) was tired, or maybe even injured.“, studied the 26-year-old German.

It’s dawn, Daniil Medvedev defeated Sebastián Báez in three sets 6-2, 6-2, 7-6(6) and will square off for a spot in the quarterfinals with Alex de Miñaur, who was at the mercy of Chilean Nico Jarry, whom he defeated 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.