2023-08-30 20:06:12
With Stefanos Tsitsipas, a big name surprisingly said goodbye on Wednesday in the second round of the $ 65 million US Open. The number 7 of the last tennis major of the year had to face the Swiss Dominic Stricker after 4:04 hours with 5: 7.7: 6 (2), 7: 6 (5), 6: 7 (6), 3: 6 bow. Tsitsipas already led 5: 3 in the fourth set with a 2: 1 set lead, and in the first set he also missed a set ball at 5: 4.
“I felt good from the first set,” said Stricker. “More than four hours, it was a tough fight, I’m just super happy now. I’m relatively speechless.” For the 20-year-old it is the first entry into a third round in a Grand Slam tournament. The still world number 128. scratching the top 100.
In the women’s category, defending champion Iga Swiatek and co-favorite Coco Gauff made it through to the third round quite confidently: the top seeded Pole was held up by Australian Daria Saville for at least 93 minutes before she won 6:3,6:4. “I’m just happy to be in the third round.” While still on the pitch, she gave Andy Murray a basket. The Scot described her as the ideal mixed partner, but she said she would like to concentrate entirely on the individual.
Spectator favorite Gauff also made it through this time. After the hard-fought opening victory over the German Laura Siegemund, the 19-year-old American won the duel of the young stars with the only 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andrejewa 6:3,6:2.
At the French Open, Gauff, who hit hard at the US Open with hard court titles in Washington and Cincinnati, had even more trouble. “I learned from being more aggressive. She has a great future ahead of her,” said Gauff at Arthur Ashe Stadium, where Sebastian Ofner will also meet Gauff’s compatriot Frances Tiafoe in the night session (from 01:00 a.m. CEST).
Before that, Dominic Thiem will be on the pitch for the second time in this tournament. He opens the special international match between Austria and the USA in a duel with local hero Ben Shelton.
In doubles, the first of five ÖTV doubles players has already been eliminated. Sam Weissborn and his Monegasque partner Romain Arneodo lost to the duo of Nicolas Barrientos/Andre Goransson (COL/SWE) 6:7(5),4:6.
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