NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights of the seventh day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday (times GMT): 0525 BUBLIK TAKES OUT PAUL IN FIVE-SET THRILLER American 14th seed Tommy Paul fell to a 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 defeat by Alexander Bublik in the final match of the day at Arthur Ashe […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights of the seventh day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday (times GMT):
0525 BUBLIK TAKES OUT PAUL IN FIVE-SET THRILLER
American 14th seed Tommy Paul fell to a 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 defeat by Alexander Bublik in the final match of the day at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Bublik, the 23rd seed, will next face Jannik Sinner.
Earlier, Brazilian 18th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia blazed past former world number three Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-2, booking a round of 16 clash with Wimbledon runner-up Amanda Anisimova.
0305 AUGER-ALIASSIME STUNS ZVEREV
German third seed Alexander Zverev crashed out after a 4-6 7-6(7) 6-4 6-4 loss to Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Auger-Aliassime, the 2021 U.S. Open semi-finalist, will next face Russian 15th seed Andrey Rublev for a spot in the quarter-finals.
0120 SWIATEK, SINNER PREVAIL
Six-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek overcame a fierce challenge by Russian 29th seed Anna Kalinskaya, advancing with a 7-6(2) 6-4 victory. Up next for Swiatek is Russian 13th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Men’s top seed Jannik Sinner continued his title defence as he recovered from a first-set setback to beat Canadian 27th seed Denis Shapovalov 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-3.
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1911 OSAKA KNOCKS OUT KASATKINA TO SET UP GAUFF CLASH
Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka reached the last 16 of a Grand Slam for the first time in four years with a 6-0 4-6 6-3 win over Daria Kasatkina.
Her victory set up a hotly anticipated showdown with American third seed Coco Gauff.
1736 MUCHOVA BEATS NOSKOVA
Czech 11th seed Karolina Muchova fought back from a set down to beat compatriot Linda Noskova 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2 in the third round.
1702 GAUFF CRUSHES FRECH
French Open champion Coco Gauff reached the last 16 with a dominant 6-3 6-1 victory over Pole Magdalena Frech.
1650 MUSETTI THROUGH AS COBOLLI RETIRES
Italy’s Flavio Cobolli retired due to injury while trailing to compatriot and 10th seed Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-2 2-0 in their third-round clash.
Paris Olympic bronze medallist Musetti has reached the last 16 of the U.S. Open for the first time.
1515 PLAY UNDERWAY
Play began under clear skies, with the temperature around 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit).
U.S. OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON SATURDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)
Arthur Ashe Stadium (1530 GMT/1130 a.m. ET):
28-Magdalena Frech (Poland) v 3-Coco Gauff (U.S.)
1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v 27-Denis Shapovalov (Canada)
29-Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) v 2-Iga Swiatek (Poland)
23-Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan) v 14-Tommy Paul (U.S.)
Louis Armstrong Stadium (1500 GMT/11 a.m. ET):
10-Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) v 24-Flavio Cobolli (Italy)
15-Daria Kasatkina (Australia) v 23-Naomi Osaka (Japan)
3-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v 25-Felix Auger Aliassime (Canada)
18-Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) v Maria Sakkari (Greece)
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha and Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Ed Osmond, Michael Perry and Jamie Freed)