Djokovic exits Alcaraz US Open, Cena advances to round of 16
NEW’s Billie Jean defeated Christopher O’Connell (87th, Australia) 3-0 (6-1 6-4 6-2) in the men’s singles third round on Day 6 of the tournament at the National Tennis Centre. York, USA won 1st (Korean time).
As a result, Sina became the only player in the top three Men’s Professional Tennis (ATP) Tour rankings to advance to the round of 16 of the tournament, raising hopes of his second major tournament victory.
Earlier, world number two Novak Djokovic (Serbia) and record holder of 24 major championships, was eliminated early in the third round and world number three Carlos Alcaraz (Spain), who won the French Open and Wimbledon. This year has been eliminated in the second round.
After dropping the first set against Mackenzie MacDonald (ranked 140, USA) in the first round, Sinner has won nine straight sets to date, marking her performance as a championship contender.
On this day, against O’Connell, he had a big lead of 15 to 5 on serve, 46 to 18 in winners and 92 to 57 in total points and finished the match in 1 hour and 53 minutes.
After the match, O’Connell said, “I thought Cena was going to win from the start,” and stuck his tongue out, saying, “I felt like I was going to choke.”
Sinner’s next opponent is American Tommy Paul (14th).
Paul reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open last year and the quarter-finals at Wimbledon this year.
At the US Open, his best performance was reaching the round of 16 last year.
In terms of overall record against opponents, Cena leads with 2 wins and 1 loss.
“Paul is a player who has improved a lot over the years,” said Sinner. “They are showing great performances, especially in the US (their home court),” he cautioned.
Sinar is challenging the competition amid the ‘doping controversy’.
He tested positive for doping twice in March this year, but the explanation that it was not intentional was accepted and he was not separately suspended from the competition.
Botik Vanderjanjulf (74th place, Netherlands), who lost to Alcaras in the second round, was defeated by Jack Draper (25th place, England) 0-3 (3-6 4-6 2-6) in the third round. Caught this day.
In the women’s singles category, Iga Sibiontek (No. 1, Poland) defeated 33-year-old Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (No. 27), the 2021 French Open runner-up, 2-0 (6-4 6-2) in the round of 16. It was smooth sailing.
Sibione Tech, who won the 2022 US Open, is seeking to win the tournament for the second time in two years and the second time in his career.
Sibion Tech’s next opponent is 16th-ranked Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia), whom she has met three times so far and defeated all of them.
34-year-old veteran Caroline Wozniacki (ranked 71st, Denmark) defeated Jessica Ponsche (ranked 143rd, France) to advance to the round of 16 of the tournament for the first time in two years.
Wozniacki reached the round of 16 at the US Open for the 7th time. Yonhap News