NEW YORK.- With Carlos Alcaraz On the prowl of his crowns, the Italian Jannik Sinner The second round of the United States Openwhere the local star Coco Gauff He resisted on a night full of tears and drama.
A few hours before, in a cloudy afternoon in New York, Sinner disabled the threat of Australian Alexei Popyrin, protagonist of one of last year’s bombings by eliminating Novak Djokovic.
The world number one was imposed on Popyrin (36) 6-3, 6-2 and 6-2 and chained 23 games won in a row in Grand Slams of Hard Track.
“I am happy with the result of today, I am aiming to improve in the service, but with the rest (of my game) I am quite comfortable,” Sinner diagnosed.
This triumph allows you to continue on a route to a second title followed and also keep the first place of the world classification.
To stay at the top, Sinner must improve the result of the Spanish Alcaraz, who was already installed in the third round.
The German Alexander Zverev, third sown, followed in the footsteps of the favorites with a night victory against the British Jacob Fearnley in Triple 6-4.
Without Latin Americans
Latin American tennis ran out of its last male racket with the unexpected fall of Francisco Cerú, which wasted two sets of advantage against the Swiss Leandro Riedi, number 435 of the ATP, until yielding 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and 6-2.
The Argentine, nineteenth, sowed, physically unfolded two days after he was he who lifted two partials against Matteo Arnaldi.
With the departure of his seven players, Argentina closed the first year in a decade in which he did not place any representative in the second week (round of 16) of a Grand Slam.
The Mexican Renata Zarazúa also ran out of her first presence in Third Round when she lost to the French Diane Parry in the last tiebreak per score of 6-2, 2-6 and 7-6 (10/7).
The Mexican had monopolized headlines in the tournament with her victory in the debut against the current champion of the Australian Open, the local Madison Keys.
