Jannik Sinner Reached the US Open Eighth Finals on Saturday with Difficulty. The Title Defender Needed Four Sets Against Denis Shapovalov. The Battered Alexander Zverev was Eliminated in New York.
Sinner Expected a Tough Match Against Denis Shapovalov (ATP-29) in Advance and He Got It. The 26-Year-Old Canadian Tok A 5-2 Lead in the First Set. Sinner Fought Back to 5-5, but still had to leave the set to shapovalov (7-5).
The Second Set was Tied Until 3-3. Then Sinner Broke and He No Longer Relinquished That Margin (6-4). Shapovalov Recovered Quickly and Immediately Tok a Break Lead In The Third Set. Sinner then won Six Games in A Row and Played the Match Coolly.
“This was a really tough game,” Said the Number One in the World Rankings Afterwards. “I know denis for a while, so I knew I had to reach a high level to beat him. He started very well. It was important for me to stay mentally involved. I am very happy that I won.”
Sinner won The Australian Open and Wimbledon This Year. In the Final of Roland Garros, The Italian Lost a Two-Set Lead Against the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
Zverev Stranded in the Third Round of the US Open. The Third-Placed German Lost in Four Sets to the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime: 6-4, 6-7 (7), 4-6 and 4-6. Zverev Did Not Make A Fit Impression in New York. He visible suffered from his back and left lay.
Gauff meets ‘Older Sister’ Osaka in Fourth Round
In The Women’s Tournament, Gauff Beat the Polish Magdalena Frech in the Third Round: 6-3 and 6-1. It was the best performance so far at the us open, where she feels a lot of pressure as the american star.
Gauff had A Difficult Start to the Tournament, with an enormous number of Unnecessary Mistakes in the opening match and problems with her service in the second round.
“It was an emotional week,” Said the 2023 US Open Winner After Her Victory about Frech. “I think i needed those difficult moments to move forward. I put so much pressure on myelf, while I have to try fun. Today I showed that I really encyed it.”
In The Fourth Round, Gauff Will Face the Japanese Naomi Osaka. The two-time Champion Eliminated the Fifteenteth-Seeded Australian Daria Kasatkina: 6-0, 4-6 and 6-3. It is a special match in Advance, because the two know each other well.
“I see coco as a child or little sister, so it’s very cool that we will play against each other here,” Osaka said after her match. “It’s not easy to play against an American in New York. I hope that a few people will cheer for me too.”
Iga Swiatek is in the Eighth Finals of the US Open for the Fifth Year in A Row. The Second-Seeded pole had to work hard Against Anna Kalinskaya from Russia. Swiatek Anally won in two sets: 7-6 (2) and 6-4.