Rublev races into third round for fourth straight year

Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 9 seed, beat SoonWoo Kwon 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Thursday.

Rublev, ranked No 11, will play the winner of the match between Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 19 seed, and Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena. He’s through to the third round for the fourth year in a row.

The Russian won against Serb Laslo Djere (7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4) ahead of his victory. In the previous round, Kwon, ranked No 81, won against Spanish lucky loser Fernando Verdasco (6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3).

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

• 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
• John Isner vs. Holger Rune
• 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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