Novak Djokovic sailed into the US Open third spherical Wednesday in his quest for a twenty fourth Grand Slam triumph as Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff stayed on a quarter-final collision course in New York. Djokovic climbed by the gears towards 76th-ranked Bernabe Zapata Miralles, profitable 13 of the final 15 video games to ease by 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in two hours on Arthur Ashe Stadium court docket. Next up for the Serbian star is compatriot and thirty second seed Laslo Djere, with Djokovic maintaining his document of all the time reaching not less than the final 32 in New York.

“At 36 years of age, after 20 years of coming to New York, I still have the hunger to play my best tennis on this court,” mentioned Djokovic, a three-time US Open champion.

“I have the experience and understanding of what needs to be done in the important moments. Preserving the energy and focusing on the present moment.”

Defending champion and world primary Swiatek swept previous Australia’s Daria Saville 6-3, 6-4.

The Pole is bidding to turn into the primary lady to efficiently defend her US Open crown since Serena Williams received a hat-trick of titles from 2012-2014.

“It wasn’t easy but I’m happy I tried to play my game and play aggressively with a lot of intensity and I’m just happy to be in the third round,” mentioned Swiatek, aiming for her fifth Grand Slam triumph.

Swiatek will now play Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan on Friday for a spot within the final 16.

Gauff, 19, brushed apart 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva, the youngest participant within the draw, 6-3, 6-2 to proceed her robust run on exhausting courts this summer time after titles in Washington and Cincinnati.

The sixth seed, seen as one of many favourites in New York, takes on Belgium’s Elise Mertens for a spot within the final 16 after getting the higher of Andreeva for the second time in three Grand Slams.

“I just learned to be aggressive, because if you give her something she is going to take advantage,” mentioned Gauff, who overcame Andreeva in three units at Roland Garros in June.

“She has a great future in front of her – I think she is going to be back on this stage many more times.”

Mertens, the thirty second seed, battled again from the brink by saving two match factors within the second-set tie-break to knock off the damaging Collins, final yr’s Australian Open runner-up.

The Belgian, who had the help of three-time US Open winner Kim Clijsters in her field, superior 3-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-1 and now awaits Gauff.

Tsitsipas dumped out

Stefanos Tsitsipas’ depressing US Open run continued as he crashed out to 21-year-old Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker in 5 units.

Tsitsipas served for the match at 5-3 within the fourth set however the 128th-ranked Stricker rallied to prevail 7-5, 6-7 (2/7), 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 in simply over 4 hours.

“I don’t know how. I did it somehow. Actually a bit speechless but it’s a great day,” mentioned Stricker, who had received only one Grand Slam match earlier than this week.

Greece’s Tsitsipas, the seventh seed and a two-time Grand Slam finalist, has by no means progressed past spherical three in six visits to New York.

Czech tenth seed Karolina Muchova, this yr’s French Open finalist, sailed previous Magdalena Frech in straight units.

Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic ended the run of British qualifier Lily Miyazaki 6-3, 6-3, however Brazilian nineteenth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia was dumped out by Taylor Townsend 7-6 (7/1), 7-5.

Fifth seed Casper Ruud, runner-up at three of the previous six majors together with final yr’s US Open, takes on China’s Zhang Zhizhen in his second spherical match on Wednesday.

Elena Rybakina, the ladies’s fourth seed, performs Australian Ajla Tomljanovic within the night time session on Louis Armstrong, whereas previous rivals Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki additionally meet underneath the lights.

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