2023-09-01 06:35:00
Last year, Alcaraz triumphed in the final against Casper Ruud and secured his first Grand Slam title in New York.
In the fight for the round of 16, the 20-year-old Wimbledon winner now meets Briton Daniel Evans, who is 26th.
A duel with Alexander Zverev or the young Italian star Jannik Sinner could wait in the quarterfinals.
“I stayed mentally strong, it’s very good to win in three sets in the first rounds. That’s very important for me,” said Alcaraz, who will lose first place in the world rankings to Novak Djokovic after the US Open.
Wawrinka continues in Connors’ footsteps
Daniil Medvedev, tournament winner in 2021, had to fight harder to progress. The world number three from Russia defeated the Australian Christopher O’Connell after more than three hours of play at 1:09 a.m. local time 6:2, 6:2, 6:7 (6:8), 6:2 and scores in the third round the Argentinian Sebastian Baez. For Medvedev (27) it is the sixth third round in a row in New York.
“It was a great match, with a lot of people here. I hope you don’t have to get up early tomorrow,” said Russia, third in the world rankings, with a smile.
Previously, former tournament winner Stan Wawrinka was the oldest professional in 32 years to advance to the third round in New York. The 38-year-old Swiss, who triumphed in New York in 2016, won his second round duel against Argentinian Tomas Etcheverry 7: 6 (8: 6), 6: 7 (7: 9), 6: 3. 6:2
The last time Jimmy Connors (then 39) was older than Wawrinka in a second-round win at Flushing Meadows was in 1991. Wawrinka now meets Sinner.
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