Against Mayot, the number 152 in the world, the Dutch number 80 soon looked at a backlog. The Frenchman was 4-2 after a break, when De Jong won three games in a row. He could not cash in two set points afterwards. De Jong got another ten in the tiebreak and it wasn’t until the latter.
In the second set, the Dutchman ran 4-0 with two breaks, but let his French opponent come back. He then won the tiebreak of the second set. De Jong also took a 4-0 lead in the third set and now he assured himself of the victory.
Head tour
To reach the main tournament of the US Open, De Jong has to deal with the American Mitchell Kroegeer later today. The match is on the program tonight at 7 p.m.
De Jong is on the rise on the world ranking in 2025 and came in his career for the first time this year. De Jong recently won his first ATP final. In the Swedish Bastad He lost to the Italian Luciano Darderi.