Open Champion Jannik Sinner continued our impressive run on Flushing Meadows with a dominant direct victory over Alex Poparyrin on Friday. The best deployed Italian sailed around the Australian and secured 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at the Arthur Ashe stadium to advance to the third round.
Sinner’s performance He was clinical from start to finish. After conveniently wrapping the opening set on the server, the 24 -year -old stopped briefly for physiology to trim the bandages on the right leg. He returned with the renewed focus and quickly took over the second set. Sinner, who forced the mistakes of the post -oryrin and mix the strong underground notches with gentle shots, showed the whole range of his game while faced minimal resistance, closed the match with the authority over the world No. 36.
On the side of the women, the upper seeds Iga Swiatlek And Naomi Osaka also ensured the victory of the second round and created a promising meeting of the third round. Swiatle, the second seed, faced a short frightened against the Dutch challenge Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove. The match stretched to the decisive third set after Kerkhove captured the second set and earned the unforced errors from Swiatek. However, the ruling French Open champion regained calm to close the competition with the decisive ace. Swiatle will now face 29. Anna Kalinskaya seed.
“I felt as if it was up to me and my mistakes,” Swietek said. “In the second set I got a little close, but in the third I could reset and be more proactive.”
The double US Open champion Naomi Osaka also proceeded and since 2021 he described his first third round at Flushing Meadows. The Japanese star, who was doing a sparkling purple outfit and accompanied her labub Charm “Arthur Flash”, faced her rhythm in the sixth game with her strong pre -prefest. Another opponent of Osaka will be 15.
“I focused on not giving free points and remaining positive,” Osaka said. “Once I found my timing, I could play my game.”
Friday’s matches have prepared ground for the third round with a high share, with the best seeds trying to maintain dynamics, as American open heads for the second week of the competition.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
29. August 2025
