Jannik Sinner survived a strict test in his clash of the third round with Denis Shapoval at the US Open. On Saturday, August 30, Italian needed three hours and 12 minutes to register the victory 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at the Arthur Ashe stadium.
Sinner was far from his smooth best, fell three times, but compensated by the breaking of Shapoval on six occasions. After admitting the opening orchard, World No. 1 responded strongly in the second. The third set saw him the 0-3 trail before mounted a lively double break, turned the deficit into a 4-3 lead, and finally seal the set.
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From that moment on, Sinner was under complete control and packed the competition with clinical accuracy. The victory not only secured its place in the fourth round, but also expanded his undefeated lane in Grand Slam matches in hard courts to 24.
Sinner will be against the winner of another clash of the third round between Alexandra Bublik and Tommy Paul.
Osaka Easis around Kasatkin
Naomi Osaka, deployed no. 23, powered on the fourth round of the US Open 2025 with a hard-earned 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 victories over the seeds 15 Daria Kasatkina at the Louis Armstrong stadium 30.
Kasatkina strongly responded in the second set and smashed Osaka to serve four times to claim 6-4. In Osaka referees, she regained calm and closed the 6-3 match to reach the 16-power round, which she did not reach Major’s victory in the Australian Open in 2021. Her other rival: the third seed and defending Coco Gauff champion and founded one of the most anticipated women’s conflicts in the tournament.
During her upcoming match against Gauffa Osak, she said, “Someone may come to the match and cheer for me because it’s hard to play American here.
Gauff holds a 3-2 edge in their head to their heads, although Osaka won his only US Open meeting in 2019.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
31 August 2025
