Jasmine Paolini’s race stops in the third round, series head number 7, at the US Open, the last Slam of the season. The blue was eliminated by Marketa Vondrousova in just under 90 minutes of play. The Czech tennis player imposed himself 7-6 6-1 and accesses the round of 16.
No company for Luciano Darderi who is forced to leave the way to the N.2 of the world Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard thus qualifies to the round of 16 after dominating a match that saw him in difficulty only at the end of the second set when he suffered a against break from the blue and called a medical time-out for a small thigh problem. For the rest, the Iberian has always kept under control the meeting never giving the feeling of being able to give hopes to the Italianoargentino. 6-2, 6-4, 6- The final result in favor of Alcaraz who accesses the round of 16 where he will face the winner of the French derby between Benjamin Bonzi and Arthur Rinderknech. This is how Alcaraz’s path to the US Open continues without particular problems where his main goal is to challenge the rival and friend Sinner for the number one armchair of tennis. On the part of Darderi, despite the predictable defeat, crowned the dream of making his debut on Arthur Ashe, where the task of Italianoargentino was first of all to honor him and try to be up to it. Improbus task against Alcaraz landed in New York, ravenous as never before and determined to recover the summit of the ranking in the Slam that three years ago consecrated him number one in the world for the first time in his career. But still acquitted, despite a knockout in three sets consistent with what were the predictions of the eve. Meanwhile, Sinner is called to respond to Alcaraz tomorrow in an insidious third round, against the Canadian Shapovalov who in the only precious (first round of the Ausopen 2021) beat him. «He is a very dangerous player – the analysis of the number 1 -, has great potential, is very well needed, it is very talented. I will have to be very careful: it will be a tactical match to a certain point. It is essential to start serving better, against a player so the service will be very important. I will try to have the field of the field, be solid and push in the right way. I have to try to answer as much as possible, because it is very good. We hope it is a good game ». The Canadian, Sinner reiterated, “is unpredictable, physically and very fast strong, without weak points in the game. He knows how to do everything and this makes the challenge very difficult. I haven’t faced him for a long time, so it will be a new challenge ». Behind the first two of the ATP ranking, in the meantime, Alexandre Zverev, the German on the hunt for his first Slam, headed: he accesses the third round after having beaten the British Jacob Fearnley (6-4 6-4 6-4) with the number 45 victory in the season. “I’m here to ruin the party in Sinner and Alcaraz,” his notice. Instead, the Greek Tsitsipas go out (6-7 6-1 6-4 3-6 5-7 with the German Daniel Altmaier), more and more in crisis, and the Argentine Cerundolo, Ko with the Swiss Reciadi, number 435 in the world.
Completed the first part of the Match of the third rounds of the Singular of the US Open. Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz advance in the round of 16. The left shoulder brakes Ben Shelton. Djokovic, despite some problems in the lower back, comes out unscathed, in four sets, by a rather fought match with Cameron Norrie. 6-4 6-7 (4) 6-2 6-3, in two hours and 49 minutes of play, the score in favor of the series head number 7, which will avoid Frances Tiafoe in the next round. The American was surprising against Jan-Lennard Struff. 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7) The score for the German, number 144 ATP, coming from the qualifications that entered the career for the first time in the best 16 to Flushing Meadows.
In the evening Sinner returns to the field. The number one in the world will play a place in the round of 16 with the Canadian Shapovalov in the second match from 17.30 on the Arthur Ashe Stadium. It will be the second meeting between Sinner and Shapovalov, who has in his favor the only precedent, played at the Australian Open in 2021. He will inaugurate the program on the Louis Armstrong Stadium (at 5 pm), finally, the blue derby between Muses and Cobolli.