US Open 2024 Day Six Recap

Regular order was resumed on Saturday on the US Open, and there have been no vital upsets. Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev superior into the fourth spherical with straight units wins.

Sinner has seemed in nice nick, and his ball placing proved far too good for O’Connell, who struggled to deal with the Italian’s placing off each wings.

Medvedev’s courtroom protection can also be proving extremely efficient within the New York situations, as he noticed off Cobolli in straight units, and he had one in every of his higher serving days to get the job accomplished with out too many points.

There have been additionally wins for comfy wins for Alex de Minaur, Tommy Paul and Jack Draper. Nuno Borges and Jordan Thompson accomplished the lineup for the final sixteen within the high half, the latter taking out the thirtieth seed, Matteo Arnaldi.

You possibly can see the total outcomes from day six beneath.

Day Six US Open 2024 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Sinner Conquers O’Connell

I had two principal questions pre-tournament: 1) How would Djokovic and Alcaraz carry out after the Olympics, and a pair of) Would the doping scandal affect Sinner?

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic answered their query early, as each suffered stunning third-round exits on the US Open.

After Jannik Sinner’s first set towards Mackenzie McDonald within the opening spherical, it appeared the reply to his query was sure, however as the warmth died down, his type rose.

He breezed previous Australian Christopher O’Connell, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, to safe a spot within the fourth spherical at Flushing Meadows for the fourth straight yr.

Whereas Alcaraz and Djokovic struggled to recuperate from gradual begins of their latest matches, Sinner got here out weapons blazing towards O’Connell, dominating along with his rasping groundstrokes that left his opponent unable to search out any rhythm. His strong baseline play helped him rack up 46 winners.

Sinner has been in formidable type since dropping that set to Mackie within the first spherical, dropping simply 18 video games in his final 9 units. If he maintains this degree of play, he’s trying good to safe his second slam title of the season.

Subsequent up for the Italian is Tommy Paul, who I believe may cause some issues, however I’m not positive he has the stability to get it accomplished over 5.

Every thing can occur on this sport, so I attempt to keep on my facet of the online and I’m attempting to take [the tournament] daily. Every opponent is a really robust problem and [I am] additionally having fun with each second on the courtroom. There have been already a few upsets, so let’s see what’s coming. However I’m very glad to nonetheless be right here and hopefully I can play as many matches as attainable. However as I stated, we go daily after which we’ll see the way it goes. Sinner on his event thus far.

Medvedev Makes Progess Previous Cobolli

Heading into New York, I had low expectations for Daniil Medvedev, however he’s been probably the most steady of the elite males thus far, and he maintained that pattern by seeing off the gifted Flavio Cobolli, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, in two hours and 18 minutes. 

Whereas not fairly peak Meddy, his defensive abilities are supreme, and he got here out on high in a sequence of intense rallies, utilizing his courtroom protection and attain to counter the Italian’s aggressive play. 

His trademark return-of-serve place additionally labored nicely, preserving Cobolli below fixed strain. He created 20 break-point alternatives and transformed seven.

I’ve identified a number of instances that his serve this season has been damaged too simply. On this one, he dropped serve thrice, however total, he managed to win 81% of first-serve factors, which, if he maintains, will make him troublesome to beat.

I stated it earlier than the match that for me the upsets don’t actually matter. The one factor [is when] the situations are a bit tough the favourites possibly have much less margin than the opposite guys. Simply must be extra cautious. If I play good tennis I can win the entire thing. If I don’t play good I can lose towards anybody. It was a tricky match. It was just a bit bit up and down,” Medvedev stated. “And at one second I began enjoying significantly better on my serve than on his. It was a tough match. Very very humid, extremely popular on the market. I believe it makes the situations a bit slower as a result of I used to be watching different matches earlier than mine… it was a enjoyable match to play. Crowd was fairly full, I really feel, for such a late time. And I used to be having fun with myself. Medvedev on the large upsets at this yr USO.

Different Matches of Be aware

Draper Downs Van de Zandschulp: Jack Draper reached the fourth spherical on the US Open for the second consecutive yr with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Botic van de Zandschulp, who was unable to copy the shape he confirmed towards Alcaraz. He’ll face Tomas Machac within the subsequent spherical, who defeated David Goffin 6-3, 6-1, 6-2.

De Minaur Ends Evans: Alex de Minaur ended Dan EvEvans’sini resurgence with a 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-0, 6-0 win. Regardless of a constructive H2H document and taking the second set in a tiebreak, De Minaur’s fitness-based sport took its toll on Evans, who was coping with an damage after a gruelling first-round match.

Paul Dials in vs Diallo: Thirteenth-seeded Tommy Paul overcame Canadian qualifier Gabriel Diallo 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(3). Diallo has a formidable serve, however because the match progressed, PauPaul’sproved return sport helped him to take the subsequent three units after dropping the primary in a tiebreak

US Open Day Seven Spherical of 16 Matches