NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights of the sixth day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday (times GMT):
0210 DE MINAUR DEFEATS EVANS
Former quarter-finalist and 10th seed Alex de Minaur beat Britain’s Dan Evans 6-3 6-7(4) 6-0 6-0 to set up a fourth-round clash with fellow Australian Jordan Thompson.
0050 SWIATEK GETS PAST PAVLYUCHENKOVA
Top seed Iga Swiatek had little trouble beating 6-4 6-2 Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She will meet Liudmila Samsonova in the last 16.
2207 PAUL SURVIVES DIALLO
American 14th seed Tommy Paul recovered from a first-set wobble to defeat Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 7-6(3). He will next meet top seed Jannik Sinner.
2039 WOZNIACKI AND SAMSONOVA MOVE ON
Former Australian Open winner Caroline Wozniacki beat France’s Jessika Ponchet 6-3 6-2 while Russian 16th seed Liudmila Samsonova eased past American Ashlyn Krueger 6-1 6-1 to move into the fourth round.
1941 SINNER SEES OFF O’CONNELL
World number one Jannik Sinner continued his quest for a second Grand Slam title with a 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory over Australian Christopher O’Connell in front of a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium, where 23-times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams was among the cheering crowd.
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1902 DRAPER INTO FOURTH ROUND
Britain’s Jack Draper dispatched unseeded Botic van de Zandschulp, who knocked out Carlos Alcaraz in the second round, 6-3 6-4 6-2 to reach the last 16. Draper will next face Czech Tomas Machac.
1818 SHNAIDER BEATS ERRANI
Russian 18th seed Diana Shnaider beat Italian Sara Errani 6-2 6-2 to move into the fourth round.
1723 PEGULA MARCHES ON
American sixth seed Jessica Pegula made light work of unseeded Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, winning 6-3 6-3.
1652 PAOLINI STORMS PAST PUTINTSEVA
Italian fifth seed Jasmine Paolini, this year’s French Open and Wimbledon runner-up, beat Kazakhstani Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-4 to move into the fourth round.
1509 PLAY UNDER WAY
Play began under cloudy skies in New York, with the temperature hovering around 23 degrees Celsius (74 degrees Fahrenheit).
ORDER OF PLAY
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1600 GMT/12 NOON ET)
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Spain) v 6-Jessica Pegula (U.S.)
1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Christopher O’Connell (Australia)
1-Iga Swiatek (Poland) v 25-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia)
31-Flavio Cobolli (Italy) v 5-Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM (1500 GMT/11 AM ET)
30-Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) v 5-Jasmine Paolini (Italy)
Sara Errani (Italy) v 18-Diana Shnaider (Russia)
Gabriel Diallo (Canada) v 14-Tommy Paul (U.S.)
10-Alex de Minaur (Australia) v Dan Evans (Britain)
22-Beatriz Haddad Maia v 15-Anna Kalinskaya (Russia)
(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru and Angelica Medina in Mexico City, editing by Ed Osmond and Michael Perry)
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