Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas remain on Novak Djokovic’s trail

The 2nd seed Daniil Medvedev is safely by to the US Open third spherical following a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Dominik Koepfer in an hour and 48 minutes. It was one other dependable efficiency from the 2019 finalist, getting damaged as soon as and taking half of the return factors for seven breaks from 17 alternatives.

A left-hander suffered a break already within the opening sport when his forehand discovered the online earlier than pulling it again at 2-3 when Medvedev performed a horrible service sport to get damaged at love. Staying calm, Daniil grabbed one other break in sport seven and sealed the opener with a forehand winner at 5-4.

Like within the opener, Dominic skilled a break at first of the second set and dropped the final 4 video games to seek out himself 6-4, 6-1 down after 75 minutes. The favourite produced 4 commanding holds within the third set and broke at 15 in sport two to forge the benefit.

Serving at 2-5, Koepfer gave serve away for the seventh time to propel the better-ranked rival into the final 32.

Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are by to the US Open R3.

Stefanos Tsitsipas turned the primary participant with 50 ATP wins in 2021 due to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-0 conquer Adrian Mannarino in two hours and 41 minutes.

Stefanos performed properly underneath the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof, blasting 27 aces and by no means shedding serve. Then again, the younger Greek transformed 5 out of seven break alternatives and bounced again stronger following the third set setback to advance into the third spherical.

Stefanos took one other prolonged bathroom break after the third set and delivered a bagel in the remainder of the conflict to warmth that story as soon as once more. Tsitsipas was off to an awesome begin, discovering his serve and groundstrokes proper from the opening sport and incomes a break with an unbelievable return in sport two for an early benefit.

Doing every thing proper behind the preliminary shot, the Greek closed the opener with a service winner at 5-3 after 29 minutes, hoping for extra in the remainder of the conflict. Mannarino couldn’t do a lot on the return within the second set both, and he needed to chase the outcome when his forehand completed within the internet at 1-1.

Needing no second invitation, Tsitsipas clinched the set with one other tremendous maintain at 5-4 and moved nearer to the end line. Each gamers survived shaky service video games at first of the third set and served properly after that to pressure a tie break.

With no room for errors, Adrian claimed it 7-4 to increase the conflict earlier than Stefanos took that prolonged bathroom break of eight minutes. Altering his garments, the Greek began throughout within the fourth set and stormed over his opponent to ship his third bagel at Majors and sail into the third spherical.