Second seed Dominic Thiem eased into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win on his birthday while third seed ...
Second seed Dominic Thiem eased into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win on his birthday while third seed Daniil Medvedev made light work of his second-round match against Christoper O’Connell.
The Austrian celebrated turning 27 by defeating India’s Sumit Nagal 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 inside an empty Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The Russian progressed to the third round 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 at the expense of the 116th-ranked Australian inside the US National Tennis Center’s Louis Armstrong Stadium.
The world No 3 Thiem will play 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic in round three. Cilic, seeded 31st, took four sets to overcome Slovakian Norbert Gombos 6-3, 1-6, 7-6, 7-5.
US Open 2020: Sumit Nagal out in round two after straight-sets loss to second seed Dominic Thiem
Andy Murray crashed out in straight sets to 15th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
The former world number one was demolished by the 20-year-old Canadian 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium in 2hr 8min.
Murray, playing in his first singles Grand Slam since the 2019 Australian Open, had rallied to win a thrilling five-set match against Japan’s 49th-ranked Yoshihito Nishioka the first round on Tuesday.
But the Scotsman, who is trying to rebuild his career after an injury-ravaged three years, was unable to repeat the heroics against the big-serving 21st-ranked Auger-Aliassime who...
