US Open: Daniil Medvedev remains flawless
Daniil Medvedev has confidently advanced to the third round of the US Open 2022: At the end of the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the defending champion prevailed against Arthur Rinderknech in three sets. Felix Auger-Aliassime , on the other hand, was eliminated.
by Nikolaus Fink
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Sep 01, 2022, 06:58 am
Daniil Medvedev has not shown any weaknesses at the US Open for the time being: Thanks to a sovereign success over Arthur Rinderknech, the defending champion is in round three of the last major event of the year without losing a set. Medvedev prevailed against the French in the night session with 6: 2, 7: 5 and 6: 3.
Medvedev, who remained without a serve against Rinderknech in the entire match, now meets Yibing Wu. The Chinese surprise man beat Nuno Borges 6: 7 (4), 7: 6 (4), 4: 6, 6: 4 and 6: 3 and thus qualified for the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. tournament.
Draper doesn't give Auger-Alassime a chance
The same applies to Jack Draper, who caused a small sensation in the second round against Felix Auger-Aliassime. The world number 53. defeated last year's semi-finalist relatively easily with 6:4, 6:4 and 6:4. He now meets Karen Khachanov, who beat Thiago Monteiro in four sets.
In the upper half of the tournament, Nick Kyrgios and Andy Murray, among others, bought their third-round tickets on Wednesday. While the Australian was just able to avoid a fifth round against Benjamin Bonzi, the three-time Grand Slam winner from Scotland defeated Emilio Nava safely despite losing his first set in the course of the tournament. through .
Here is the individual tableau at the US Open
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