US Open: Medvedev through to last 16, men’s fourth round line-up complete
Daniil Medvedev won against Sebastian Baez 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (6). He’ll face Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 13 seed, in the next round
Daniil Medvedev at the 2023 US Open
Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 3 seed, defeated Argentinian Sebastian Baez 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (6) to advance to the last 16 of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Saturday night.
US Open Men’s Fourth Round Line-Up is Complete
With Medvedev’s win, the men’s fourth round line-up is now set, with 10 of the top 16 seeds making it to the last 16.
- (1) Carlos Alcaraz vs. Matteo Arnaldi
- (12) Alexander Zverev vs. (6) Jannik Sinner
- (3) Daniil Medvedev vs. (13) Alex de Miñaur
- Jack Draper vs. (8) Andrey Rublev
- Rinky Hijikata vs. (10) Frances Tiafoe
- (14) Tommy Paul vs. Ben Shelton
- Dominic Stricker vs. (9) Taylor Fritz
- Borna Gojo vs. (2) Novak Djokovic
Big hole in the third for Medvedev
After cruising through the first two sets, Medvedev found himself in a bit of a hole in the third as Baez broke to build a 4-1 lead. The Russian fought back and saved two set points as took the set to a tiebreaker and eventually won in straight sets.
Medvedev, ranked No 3, will play Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 13 seed, next. The Russian won against Hungarian Attila Balazs (6-1, 6-1, 6-0) and Australian Christopher O’Connell (6-2, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-2) ahead of his victory.
In the previous rounds of the Flushing Meadows tournament, Baez, ranked No 32, beat Croat Borna Coric, the No 27 seed (7-5, 7-5, 6-1) and Brazilian qualifier Felipe Meligeni Alves (6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-4 ret.).
New York (Grand Slam), other third-round matches (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 44,700,000, most recent results first):
- Alexander Zverev (12) beat Grigor Dimitrov (19): 6-7 (2), 7-6 (8), 6-1, 6-1
- Alex De Minaur beat Nicolas Jarry (23): 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
- Jannik Sinner (6) beat Stan Wawrinka: 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Andrey Rublev (8) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
- Matteo Arnaldi beat Cameron Norrie (16): 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Daniel Evans (26): 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
- Jack Draper beat Michael Mmoh (WC): 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
- Novak Djokovic (2) beat Laslo Djere (32): 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
- Borna Gojo (Q) beat Jiri Vesely: 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
- Taylor Fritz (9) beat Jakub Mensik (Q): 6-1, 6-2, 6-0
- Dominic Stricker (Q) beat Benjamin Bonzi (WC): 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2
- Rinky Hijikata (WC) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
- Frances Tiafoe (10) beat Adrian Mannarino (22): 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (6)
- Ben Shelton beat Aslan Karatsev: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
- Tommy Paul (14) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (21): 6-1, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
