The American tennis player Coco Gauff, the defending champion, failed to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open today, losing to compatriot Emma Navarro, on a day when the doubles pair Borges/Cabral was also eliminated.
In Flushing Meadows, New York, the world number three and reigning champion was defeated by the 12th-ranked player in the WTA hierarchy, in a 100% American showdown of the last Grand Slam of the season, with scores of 6-3, 4-6, and 6-3, after two hours and 14 minutes.
Fighting for a spot in the ‘quarters’, Spanish Paula Badosa (29th) dispatched Chinese Yafan Wang (6-1 and 6-2) and will now face Navarro.
In the early hours, Polish Iga Swiatek, the world number one and champion in 2022, defeated Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (27th), with scores of 6-4 and 6-2, and will meet Russian Liudmila Samsonova (16th) in the fourth round.
Also from Russia, Aryna Sabalenka, the current world number two and finalist in the last edition, will attempt to qualify for the ‘quarters’ when she faces Belgian Elise Mertens (35th) in the early hours of tomorrow.
In the men’s doubles draw, the Portuguese duo Nuno Borges/Francisco Cabral was eliminated and failed to reach the ‘quarters’, losing with scores of 7-6 (7-3) and 6-3 to the Australian pair Max Purcell/Jordan Thompson, the seventh seeds.
In the men’s singles quarter-finals, American Taylor Fritz (12th) is guaranteed a spot after defeating Norwegian Casper Ruud (8th) with scores of 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, and 6-2, as well as Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (9th), who won against Russian Andrey Rublev (6th) with scores of 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 3-6, and 6-3.
Looking for another spot in the ‘quarters’ are German Alexander Zverev (4th) and American Brandon Nakashima (50th), who will face each other later today.
During the night, Russian Daniil Medvedev, world number five, progressed by overcoming young Italian Flavio Cobolli (31st) with scores of 6-3, 6-4, and 6-3.
In the fourth round, the 2021 champion in Flushing Meadows and finalist in 2019 and 2023 will face the Portuguese Nuno Borges.
World number 10 Alex De Minaur also confirmed his favorability against British Daniel Evans (184th) – 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-0 and 6-0. Next, he faces another 100% Australian match in the fourth round against Jordan Thompson (32nd).
The US Open is taking place until September 8, in Flushing Meadows, New York.