The Russian Daniel Medvedev and the Italian Jannik Sinner They applied this Saturday as strong candidate for the US Open title after early eliminations of Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and Serbian Novak Djokovic.
Without the last two champions in the competition, Medvedev, number 5 in the worldcrushed the Italian in the third round Flavio Cobolli (n.31) by 6-3, 6-4 and 6-3 in two hours and 18 minutes.
This is the sixth time in a row the Moscow team has reached the round of 16 at Flushing Meadows. In two of them he was a finalist (2019 and 2023) and in one he finished as champion (2021).
In front of Medvedev, the only US Open champion who remains in this edition of the tournament, the number one in the ranking, a sinful who also went through the roller in front of the Australian Christopher O’Connell (n.87) by 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2 in one hour and 53 minutes.
The transalpine, still at the center of controversy for his positive anti-doping test which was left without sanction, is looking for the second ‘grand slam’ of his career after winning this year’s Australian Open but could face Medvedev in the quarterfinals.
Unlike the women’s draw, where the main favorites left no room for surprises, this US Open men’s competition appears to be very open and has many tennis players facing the opportunity of their lives. .
That’s why this Saturday the American team qualified for the round of 16 Tommy Paul (n.14), the Australian of Spanish and Uruguayan descent Alex de Minaur (n.10) or the British Jack Draper (n.25), who beat the Alcaraz executioner, the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp (n.74), in three sets and just over two hours.
On Friday, other important names on the circuit, such as the German, had already entered the top 16 of the last ‘grand slam’ of the year. Alexander Zverev (n.4), the Russian Andrey Rublev (n.6), the Norwegian Casper Ruud (n.8), the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (n.9) and the Americans Taylor Fritz (n.12) and Frances Tiafoe (n. 20).
The men’s round of 16
TOP PORTION OF PHOTO
Jannik Sinner (ITA/1)-Tommy Paul (USA/14)
Nuno Borges (POR)-Daniil Medvedev (Rus/5)
Jack Draper (GBR/25)-Tomas Macac (CHE)
Alex de Minaur (AUS/10)-Jordan Thompson (AUS)
LOWER PART OF THE FRAME
Casper Ruud (NOR/8)-Taylor Fritz (USA/12)
Brandon Nakashima (USA)-Alexander Zverev (ALE/4)
Andrey Rublev (RUS/6)-Grigor Dimitrov (BUL/9)
Frances Tiafoe (USA/20)-Alexei Popyrin (AUS/28)
Source: La Verdad
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