US Open: Baez through to third round as Alves retires in fourth set

Argentinian Sebastian Baez advanced to the third round of the US Open when Brazilian qualifier Felipe Meligeni Alves retired on Thursday night at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Baez, ranked No 32, led 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4, 0-0 when Meligeni Alves, ranked No 168, pulled out on Thursday night at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.

The 22-year-old Argentinian will face the winner of the match between Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 3 seed, and Australian Christopher O’Connell next.

Sebastian Baez won against Croat Borna Coric, the No 27 seed (7-5, 7-5, 6-1) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the Flushing Meadows tournament, the Brazilian defeated Australian lucky loser James Duckworth (6-4, 7-6 (11), 6-3).

New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 44.700.000, most recent results first):

• Daniil Medvedev vs. Christopher O’Connell
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Lloyd Harris: thursday
• Daniel Evans (26) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 1-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
• Andrey Rublev (8) beat Gael Monfils: 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
• Nicolas Jarry (23) beat Alex Michelsen (WC): 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
• Cameron Norrie (16) beat Yu Hsiou Hsu (Q): 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
• Stan Wawrinka beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (30): 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-2
• Alex De Minaur (13) beat Yibing Wu: 6-1, 6-2, 6-1
• Matteo Arnaldi beat Arthur Fils: 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-4
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Matteo Berrettini: 6-4, 5-3 ret.
• Grigor Dimitrov (19) beat Andy Murray: 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
• Jack Draper beat Hubert Hurkacz (17): 6-2, 6-4, 7-5
• Michael Mmoh (WC) beat John Isner (WC): 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (7)
• Jannik Sinner (6) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
• Alexander Zverev (12) beat Daniel Altmaier: 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Taylor Fritz (9) beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
• Frances Tiafoe (10) beat Sebastian Ofner: 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
• Zhizhen Zhang beat Casper Ruud (5): 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
• Jakub Mensik (Q) beat Titouan Droguet (Q): 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (1), 6-3
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (21) beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo: 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
• Tommy Paul (14) beat Roman Safiullin: 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
• Rinky Hijikata (WC) beat Marton Fucsovics: 6-1, 6-2, 6-1
• Ben Shelton beat Dominic Thiem: 7-6 (1), 1-0 ret.
• Adrian Mannarino (22) beat Fabian Marozsan: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1
• Jiri Vesely beat Francisco Cerundolo (20): 7-6 (5), 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (6)
• Novak Djokovic (2) beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 6-4, 6-1, 6-1
• Benjamin Bonzi (WC) beat Christopher Eubanks (28): 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7)
• Aslan Karatsev beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Laslo Djere (32) beat Hugo Gaston (Q): 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
• Borna Gojo (Q) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
• Dominic Stricker (Q) beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (7): 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-3