American Tommy Paul lost to fellow countryman Ben Shelton 4:6, 3:6, 6:4, 4:6. Another American, Francis Tiafoe confidently beat Australian Rinki Hijikata (6:4, 6:1, 6:4). Another US representative, Taylor Fritz, beat the Swiss Dominic Stricker 7:6 (7:2), 6:4, 6:4. In the last match of the day, Croatian Borna Goyo faced Serbian Novak Djokovic. The meeting ended with a confident victory for Novak (6:2, 7:5, 6:4).
In the quarterfinals of the US Open, Tiafoe will face Shelton, while Fritz will face Djokovic. The other two pairs in this step will be determined later.
In women’s singles, the following results were recorded:
Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic, 10th) – Xinyu Wang (China) – 6:3, 5:7, 6:1
Sorana Kirstya (Romania, 30) – Belinda Bencic (Switzerland, 15) – 6:3, 6:3
Corey Gauff (USA, 6) – Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark, WC) – 6:3, 3:6, 6:1
Elena Ostapenko (Latvia, 20) – Iga Swiatek (Poland, 1) – 3:6, 6:3, 6:1
The 2023 US Women’s Open runs until September 9. Its current champion is the world’s number one racquet, Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek. This year the tournament will have a new winner.
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