2023-09-02 14:51:42
There is only one Frenchman left in the US Open men’s draw. As the third round comes to an end this Saturday evening, Arthur Rinderknech is the last tricolor representative still standing and is preparing to challenge Andrey Rublev, who defeated Gaël Monfils in the second round, this Saturday. They were still three this Friday, but Adrian Mannarino, seeded 22, ended up giving up his arms after a match of nearly 3 hours against Frances Tiafoe, 10th player in the world (4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6) despite a dominated first set.
The 35-year-old left-hander then got the break in the fourth set, after an outstanding return game, but had to give in the tiebreak against last year’s semi-finalist.
Benjamin Bonzi was opposed to Stefanos Tsitsipas’ scorer, Dominic Stricker. Present in the 3rd round of a Grand Slam tournament for the second time in his career, after the Australian Open at the start of the season, the current 108th in the ATP rankings had started well, taking the first set 6-2. But, constantly attacked by the power of the Swiss left-hander, Bonzi (27) lost in five sets (2-6, 7-5, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2, 3:26). The tournament remains positive for Lionel Zimbler’s protege, hampered by wrist problems since last spring.
Stunning Djokovic, surprising Wozniacki
Big favorite of the tournament in the company of Carlos Alcaraz, the three-time winner of the US Open Novak Djokovic had difficulty getting out of the clutches of his compatriot, Laslo Djere (38th in the world). Led 2 sets to nothing after a failed start and not finding the solution against “such a complete player”, the record holder of Grand Slam titles ended up finding the solution. “At the break (after the loss of the second set), I spoke to myself in the mirror, I was so agitated. Once I got the break in the third set, I thought I had a chance. It was one of my hardest matches here,” said the Serb in a post-match press conference. Once back in the game, Djokovic gave his opponent no chance (4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3), thus winning his eighth match after being trailed by two sets. He will be opposed in the round of 16 to the Croatian Borna Gojo (105th).
On the women’s side, if Iga Swiatek walked against Kara Juvan (6-0, 6-1), Coco Gauff lost another set before coming out against Elise Mertens (3-6, 6 -3, 6-0). The surprise of the night came again from Caroline Wozniacki. The former world number one, already fallen by Petra Kvitova, continued her astonishing comeback by triumphing over Jennifer Brady (4-6, 6-3, 6-1). The young mother will find Gauff this Sunday.
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