Tuesday Sep 5, 2023
New York > Upheavals continue in US Open tennis. Defending women’s singles champion Iga Shvatek returned from missing the quarters. Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia knocked down the number one player. Coco Gough, Sorana Kistia and Karolina Muchova also made it to the last eight. Among men, second seeds Novak Djokovic, Francis Thiafeau and Taylor Fritz reached the quarters. Iga’s fall was unexpected as he set out to defend his title. The game was abandoned after winning the first set (6–3, 3–6, 1–6). With this, the number one rank held for a year and a half will also be lost. Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, didn’t give the Pole any loopholes in the second and third sets. The opponent of the Latvian is Gaff in the quarter. Gough defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the pre-quarters (6–3, 3–6, 6–1). On the men’s side, Djokovic defeated compatriot Borna Gojo in straight sets (6–2, 7–5, 6–4). Fritz is the opponent in the quarter. Read on deshabhimani.com
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