US Open defending champion Coco Gauff and 12th seed Taylor Fritz were very terrific at Flushing Meadows for the home fans as several Americans qualified to the third round of the championship, reports www.totorinews.com.
Gauff corrected her early errord to beat unseeded German Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-0, to set up a clash with 2019 semifinalist Elina Svitolina of Ukraine following her victory at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday night.
In the men’s draw, Novak Djokovic continued with his quest for a record 25th Grand Slam title after fellow Serb Laslo Djere retired injured while trailing 6-4 6-4 2-0 in their second-round match.
Ranked 109, Djere gave his countryman a good match to five sets in New York last year, had required a medical time-out to treat an injury just before dropping the second set.
Djokovic, 37 years, had also required a visit from the trainer for what appeared to be a side strain after sealing the first set.
“It’s not what we want to see when there’s a retirement. Laslo had an injury which took him off the tour for some time and he’s been struggling to come back,” said Djokovic.
“He’s such a good player in these conditions and the second set should have been his, he was 4-2 up.
“I don’t know if [my] winning the second set probably put more burden on him.”
It was a record 90th win at the US Open for Djokovic, making him the first man to reach that total at all four Grand Slams. He will next meet Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, whom he defeated at the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year, with both matches going to four sets.
At the Louis Armstrong Stadium, Fritz was splendid with a convincing 6-3 7-6(1) 6-1 defeat of Italian Matteo Berrettini. He was pleased with his performance after a shakky opener against Camilo Ugo Carabelli.
“I came in really focused. I felt like I was just locked in every point, something I was kind of upset with myself about my first-round match,” Fritz said.
“I was just ready to go. Matteo is an extremely good player, a super tough second round. So I came in extra locked in.”he said.
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