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

Medvedev’s court docket protection can be proving extremely efficient within the New York circumstances, as he noticed off Cobolli in straight units, and he had certainly one 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 prime half, the latter taking out the thirtieth seed, Matteo Arnaldi.

You’ll be able to see the complete outcomes from day six beneath.

Day Six US Open 2024 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jannik Sinner (1)
Christopher O’Connell
6-1 6-4 6-2

Tommy Paul (14)
Gabriel Diallo (Q)
6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 7-6(3)

Nuno Borges
Jakub Mensik
6-7(5) 6-1 3-6 7-6(6) 6-0

Daniil Medvedev (5)
Flavio Cobolli (31)
6-3 6-4 6-3

Jack Draper (25)
Botic van de Zandschulp
6-3 6-4 6-2

Tomas Machac
David Goffin
6-3 6-1 6-2

Alex de Minaur (10)
Dan Evans
6-3 6-7(4) 6-0 6-0

Jordan Thompson
Matteo Arnaldi (30)
7-5 6-2 7-6(5)

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 influence 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 in opposition to Mackenzie McDonald within the opening spherical, it appeared the reply to his query was sure, however as the warmth died down, his kind 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 12 months.

Whereas Alcaraz and Djokovic struggled to recuperate from sluggish begins of their current matches, Sinner got here out weapons blazing in opposition to O’Connell, dominating together with his rasping groundstrokes that left his opponent unable to seek out any rhythm. His stable baseline play helped him rack up 46 winners.

Sinner has been in formidable kind since shedding that set to Mackie within the first spherical, shedding simply 18 video games in his final 9 units. If he maintains this stage 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 stableness to get it accomplished over 5.

All the pieces can occur on this sport, so I attempt to keep on my facet of the web and I’m attempting to take [the tournament] day-to-day. Every opponent is a really robust problem and [I am] additionally having fun with each second on the court docket. There have been already a few upsets, so let’s see what’s coming. However I’m very blissful to nonetheless be right here and hopefully I can play as many matches as doable. However as I stated, we go day-to-day after which we’ll see the way it goes. Sinner on his match to this point.

Medvedev Makes Progess Previous Cobolli

Heading into New York, I had low expectations for Daniil Medvedev, however he’s been essentially the most steady of the elite males to this point, and he maintained that development 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 expertise are supreme, and he got here out on prime in a sequence of intense rallies, utilizing his court docket protection and attain to counter the Italian’s aggressive play. 

His trademark return-of-serve place additionally labored nicely, holding Cobolli beneath fixed stress. 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 circumstances are a bit tough the favourites possibly have much less margin than the opposite guys. Simply should be extra cautious. If I play good tennis I can win the entire thing. If I don’t play good I can lose in opposition to anybody. It was a troublesome match. It was just a bit bit up and down,” Medvedev stated. “And at one second I began taking part in significantly better on my serve than on his. It was a tough match. Very very humid, highly regarded on the market. I believe it makes the circumstances 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 massive upsets at this 12 months USO.

Different Matches of Notice

Draper Downs Van de Zandschulp: Jack Draper reached the fourth spherical on the US Open for the second consecutive 12 months with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Botic van de Zandschulp, who was unable to copy the shape he confirmed in opposition to 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 optimistic H2H report and taking the second set in a tiebreak, De Minaur’s fitness-based recreation 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 powerful serve, however because the match progressed, PauPaul’sproved return recreation helped him to take the following three units after dropping the primary in a tiebreak

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