US Open: Comesana scores biggest win of career over Humbert to reach third round
Francisco Comesana edged out Ugo Humbert 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday and will play the winner of the match between Italian Matteo Berrettini and American Taylor Fritz, the No 12 seed, in the next round
Argentinian Francisco Comesana reached the third round of the US Open by edging out Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 17 seed, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Comesana, ranked No 108, will face the winner of the match between Italian Matteo Berrettini and American Taylor Fritz, the No 12 seed, next.
The Argentinian defeated Swiss Dominic Stricker (4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3) in the previous round of the US Open.
In the previous round of the US Open, Humbert, ranked No 17, won against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (6-3, 6-4, 6-4).
New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 75.000.000, most recent results first):
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Fabian Marozsan vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Max Purcell vs. Tommy Paul
- Mariano Navone vs. Daniel Evans
- Tristan Schoolkate vs. Jakub Mensik
- Arthur Fils vs. Gabriel Diallo
- Alex De Minaur vs. Otto Virtanen
- David Goffin vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Jack Draper
- Flavio Cobolli vs. Zizou Bergs
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Nuno Borges
- Jannik Sinner vs. Alex Michelsen
- Jordan Thompson vs. Hubert Hurkacz
- Matteo Arnaldi vs. Roman Safiullin
- Tomas Machac vs. Sebastian Korda
- Mattia Bellucci vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Laslo Djere vs. Novak Djokovic
- Matteo Berrettini vs. Taylor Fritz
- Casper Ruud vs. Gael Monfils
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti: wednesday
- Ben Shelton vs. Roberto Bautista Agut: wednesday
- Alexei Popyrin (28) beat Pedro Martinez Portero: 6-2, 6-4, 6-0
- Juncheng Shang beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (2)
- Andrey Rublev vs. Arthur Rinderknech: wednesday
- Frances Tiafoe (20) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-4, 6-1, 1-0 ret.
- Alexander Zverev (4) beat Alexandre Muller (WC): 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Brandon Nakashima beat Arthur Cazaux: 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Sebastian Baez (21): 6-1, 2-0 ret.
- Grigor Dimitrov (9) beat Rinky Hijikata: 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Jiri Lehecka (32) beat Mitchell Krueger (Q): 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Francisco Cerundolo (29): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3