US Open: Tiafoe advances to third round clash against Schwartzman
Frances Tiafoe beat Jason Kubler on Thursday. He’ll play Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, the No 14 seed, in the next round
Frances Tiafoe at the 2022 US Open in New York
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American Frances Tiafoe, the No 22 seed, advanced to the third round of the US Open by beating Australian Jason Kubler 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (2) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on Friday night.
The American has yet to drop a set in two matches this week, having won against Marcos Giron (7-6, 6-4, 6-3) in the opening round of Flushing Meadows.
Tiafoe, ranked No 26, will face Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, the No 14 seed, next. This is the third year in a row that Tiafoe is through to the round of 32 in New York, having reached the fourth round in 2020 and 2021.
US Open, New York City (Grand Slam), other second-round results
- Ilya Ivashka beat Hubert Hurkacz (8): 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Denis Shapovalov (19) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Richard Gasquet beat Miomir Kecmanovic (32): 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Diego Schwartzman beat Alexei Popyrin: 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (6)
- Brandon Nakashima beat Grigor Dimitrov (17): 7-6 (5), 7-5, 6-3
- Andrey Rublev (9) beat SoonWoo Kwon: 6-3, 6-0, 6-4
- Lorenzo Musetti (26) beat Gijs Brouwer (Q): 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
- Cameron Norrie (7) beat João Sousa: 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Carlos Alcaraz (3) beat Federico Coria: 6-2, 6-1, 7-5
- Jannik Sinner (11) beat Christopher Eubanks (Q): 6-4, 7-6 (8), 6-2
- Jenson Brooksby beat Borna Coric (25): 6-4, 7-6 (10), 6-1
- Daniel Evans (20) beat James Duckworth: 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
- Marin Čilić (15) beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Daniil Medvedev (1) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 6-2, 7-5, 6-3
- Jack Draper beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (6): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
- Holger Rune beats John Isner: walkover
- Karen Khachanov (27) beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
- Yibing Wu (Q) beat Nuno Borges (Q): 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Nick Kyrgios (23) beat Benjamin Bonzi: 7-6 (3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Tommy Paul (29) beat Sebastian Korda: 6-0, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Marton Fucsovics: 7-6 (3), 5-7, 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (3)
- Casper Ruud (5) beat Tim van Rijthoven: 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
- Daniel Elahi Galan (Q) beat Jordan Thompson: 6-3, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
- J.J. Wolf (WC) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3
- Matteo Berrettini (13) beat Hugo Grenier (LL): 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7)
- Andy Murray beat Emilio Nava (WC): 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-0
- Corentin Moutet (LL) beat Botic van de Zandschulp (21): 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Pedro Cachin beat Brandon Holt (Q): 1-6, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (6)
- Alex De Minaur (18) beat Cristian Garin: 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
- Pablo Carreno Busta (12) beat Alexander Bublik: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
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