US Open: Medvedev reaches third round, gets China’s Wu next

World No 1 Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round of the US Open by beating Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in straight sets at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on Wednesday night.

Medvedev, the defending champion, defeated Rinderknech 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 in two hours and 11 minutes to win his ninth match in a row at Flushing Meadows.

The Russian did not get broken even once during the match, saving all three break points against his serve. He also broke his French opponent on five occasions out of 17 break point chances.

Medvedev, who scored a straight sets win over American Stefan Kozlov (6-2, 6-4, 6-0) in the first round, will meet Chinese qualifier Yibing Wu next.

US Open, New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results

• Jack Draper beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (6): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
• Holger Rune beat John Isner (withdrawal)
• Karen Khachanov (27) beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
• Yibing Wu 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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