Defending champion Japan’s Naomi Osaka finished at the US Open tennis in the 3rd round. The two-time New York Grand Slam champion lost to 18-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez 7: 5, 6: 7 (2: 7), 4: 6. After the match, she stated that she would probably take another break from tennis.
Unexpectedly, the third player of the world, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, said goodbye to the tournament soon. This year’s finalist Roland Garros lost in the 3rd round to 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 7 (2: 7), 6: 0, 6: 7 (5: 7).
Alcaraz, who ranks 55th in the ATP rankings, defeated Tsitsipas after more than four hours and became the youngest grand slam eight-finalist since 1992.
Osaka won only one match at Flushing Meadows when she eliminated Maria Bouzkova in the first round. Her other opponent, the Serbian Olga Danilovičová, withdrew from the tournament before the match, and on Friday the Japanese star was surprisingly not enough for the 73rd player of the world, Fernandez. Although she led 7: 6, 6: 5 and served in the match, in the end, after two hours, the young Canadian woman, who was so far furthest in the 3rd round last year in Paris, celebrated her life success.
She won the ideal gift for Monday’s 19th birthday. “I know from an early age that I can beat anyone who opposes me,” Fernandez said, appreciating her opponent. “He’s a great role model for everyone on the circuit and all the little girls in the world.”
For Osaka, the US Open was only the third tournament from Roland Garros, from which she resigned due to mental problems. He is now considering another pause.
“When I win, I’m not happy about it, I feel more relieved. When I lose, I’m very depressed. At the moment I’m trying to find out what I really want to do,” she told reporters.
Tsitsipas was not helped in the fight with Alcaraz by another long visit to the toilet, for which the British Andy Murray criticized him after a mutual duel in the first round.
The Greek tennis player took the same break in another match with Adrian Mannarin from France and in the third round match after losing the third set to Alcaraz. In the next set, he gave him a “canary”, but the fifth set belonged to a rising Spanish star.
“I have no idea what happened on the court. I can’t believe I beat Tsitsipas in such an epic match. It’s great,” Alcaraz said. The last time two American players, Pete Sampras and Michael Chang, reached the US Open at his age were the last to go in 1989.
“He played incredibly fast from the beginning. I didn’t see anyone giving the ball that speed and I got used to it for a while,” Tsitsipas said. “In the end, I already felt that it was going in my direction. The fourth set was great, but he showed a perfect fifth. It’s bitter,” the Greek added.
US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in New York (hard surface, $ 57.5 million grant):
Men:
Singles – Round 3:
Alcaraz (Sp.) – Tsitsipas (3-Greece) 6: 3, 4: 6, 7: 6 (7: 2), 0: 6, 7: 6 (7: 5), Tiafoe (USA) – Rubljov ( 5-Rus.) 4: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 (8: 6), 4: 6, 6: 1, Schwartzman (11-Arg.) – Molcan (SR) 6: 4, 6: 3, 6: 3, Van de Zandschulp (NZL) – Bagnis (ARG) 3: 6, 6: 0, 6: 2, 6: 2, Auger-Aliassime (12-Kan.) – Bautista (18-Šp.) 6: 3, 6: 4, 4: 6, 3: 6, 6: 3.
Singles – Round 3:
Sabalenkova (2-BEL) – Collins (26-USA) 6: 3, 6: 3, Fernandez (CAN) – Osaka (3-JPN) 5: 7, 7: 6 (7: 2), 6: 4, Mertens (15-Belg.) – Jaburova (20-Tun.) 6: 3, 7: 5.
Mixed Doubles Round 1:
Pegula, Krajicek (USA) – Hradecká, Kubot (CZE / Poland) 6: 7 (4: 7), 6: 0, 11: 9.
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