Carlos Alcaraz continues to be in top form at the US Open in New York and is in the round of 16. Co-favorite Cameron Norrie also progressed.
The 19-year-old Spaniard advanced to the round of 16 on Saturday (September 3rd, 2022) thanks to a comfortable 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 3 victory over the American Jenson Brooksby. The fourth in the world rankings has not lost a sentence so far.
The 19-year-old Spaniard now meets the winner of the match between Croatian Marin Cilic and Briton Daniel Evans.
Norrie beats Rune smoothly in three sets
Co-favorite Cameron Norrie is also one lap ahead. The Brit, seeded number seven, won his third round match, which was difficult on paper, against the highly rated Dane Holger Rune in three sets (7:5, 6:4, 6:1).
For Norrie, it’s already the best performance in New York. The left-hander caused a stir at Wimbledon when he was only stopped in the semi-finals by eventual tournament winner Novak Djokovic. At the US Open, Norrie is up against Russia’s Andrei Rublew or Canada’s Denis Shapovalov for a place in the quarter-finals.
Kvitova reaches round of 16 and meets Pegula
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic won against number 9 seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in a tie-break thriller in the third and final set (12:10). In the round of 16, Kvitova meets American Jessica Pegula.