US Open synthesis: Medvedev swept the promotion Tsitsipas fought hard in five sets to upset out

New York, September 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Open continued to compete on the 3rd, with men's singles second seed Medvedev sweeping Spain's Anduhar in three sets to advance to the round of 16. Third-seeded Tsitsipas lost to Spain's Alcaraz in five sets, becoming the highest seed currently out of the MEN's Singles at the US Open.

In the match of the day, Medvedev took control of the initiative of the game, winning the first set of "egg delivery", firing 9 ACE balls in the whole game, and finally winning 6:0, 6:4, 6:3 to advance, and his opponent in the next round will be the 24th seed, The British Evans.

Tsitsipas played five sets against Spanish youngster Alcaraz in this round, and finally the Spanish youngster won 3:2, and Tsitsipas was upset. In the first set, the first to enter the game was Alcaraz, who took the lead in two breaks, got off to a good start of 4:0 and quickly won the first set 6-3. In the second set, Alcaraz also took the lead and took a 3-0 lead, but then Tsitsipas found his form and pulled back a set in five consecutive sets. After that, both sides won one set each, and in the fourth set, Tsitsipas strongly "sent eggs" and dragged the match into the decider. In the decider, both sides saved their own serves in the first 12 sets, and in the "Seven Battles", Alcaraz seized the opportunity to win the game and advance to the fourth round of the Grand Slam regular tournament for the first time in his career.

In the women's singles competition, the third seed of the tournament, Japan's Naomi Osaka, lost to Canada's Fernandez 7:5, 6:7 and 4:6. Former Grand Slam winner Germany's Bale struggled in three sets to advance with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 comeback victory over former US Open champion Stephens. In another focus battle, Spain's Muguruza also fought hard in three sets, taking 2 hours and 15 minutes to defeat Belarusian Azarenka 6-4, 3-6 and 6-2. In addition, the fifth seed Svitolina also successfully advanced, and the next round will be opposite the Romanian star Halep to compete for a place in the quarterfinals.

China's "Golden Flower" Zhang Shuai once again ushered in a two-front battle on the same day, in the women's doubles competition that ended first, Zhang Shuai and Australian star Stosur cooperated tacitly, 6:2, 6:4 straight two sets to win a pair of transnational combinations, advanced to the women's doubles round of 16. In the mixed doubles match, Zhang Shuai's combination lost to the top seed of the tournament and did not qualify for the next round. (End)