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Dominic Thiem wavers only briefly against Marin Cilic and is in the second round in New York.
Top 10 Players
- Dominic Thiem (AUT / ATP 3) – Marin Cilic (CRO / ATP 38) 6: 2, 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 3
- Daniil Medwedew (RUS / ATP 5) – Jeffrey John Wolf (United States / ATP 138) 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 2
- Matteo Berrettini (ITA / ATP 8) – Casper Ruud (NOR / ATP 37) 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 2
The austrian Dominic Thiem kicked out a former US Open winner. Against Marin Cilic, the 2014 champion, Thiem’s sets 1 and 2 were particularly impressive. He broke the Croatian in both rounds in the first service game and hit 18 winners with just 4 unforced errors. Thiem subsequently dropped, Cilic got stronger and won the third round. With a score of 3: 2 in the 4th set, the No. 2 of the tournament reached again, broke his opponent and then made the perfect round of 16.
In the round of 16, Thiem meets 20-year-old Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who did not give Corentin Moutet the slightest chance and only allowed him 5 games.
Daniil Medvedev survived the third round of the US Open without dropping a set. The Russian never got into trouble with local Jeffrey John Wolf. After 1:49 hours, the 3-set victory was dry.
In the round of 16, the world number 5 will face Frances Tiafoe (ATP 82), who performed outstandingly against Marton Fucsovics (ATP 66).
too Matteo berrettini he’s in the round of 16 without losing a set. The Italian did his duty against the young Casper Ruud. Second remaining Russian Andrej Rublew (ATP 14) is now waiting for him. Rublew is also one of only 3 rounds of 16 players who have yet to send in a set.