Us Open, Musetti ko 3-1 with Ivashka 1-2 LIVE in New York, Sinner-Nakashima in the night

It would be a fratricidal derby, but the dream of having Lorenzo Musetti and Jannik Sinner in the round of 16, and therefore an Italian in the quarterfinals is certainly worth a bit of suffering. Simone Tartarini’s pupil faces the Belarusian Ilya Ivashka, who unexpectedly threw out one of the favorites to reach the bottom of the American Grand Slam, Hubert Hurkacz. The only cross between Lorenzo and Ivashka is on Madrid soil this year, with the victory of the Italian who has never come this far at the Us Open. Second match of the night session instead for Jannik Sinner, also looking for a place in the second round in New York. He faces another youngster, Brandon Nakashima, an American semifinalist at the Next Gen Finals in Milan last November. Nakashima, two weeks older than Jannik, is assisted by Claudio Zimaglia, former physiotherapist from South Tyrol at the time of the Piatti team. Between the two there is no precedent.