US Open: Rune makes third round after Isner withdrew
Holger Rune benefited from the forfeit of John Isner on Wednesday.
Dane Holger Rune, the No 28 seed, reached the third round of the US Open after American John Isner withdrew due to a wrist injury before the match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on Wednesday.
Rune, ranked No 33, will play the winner of the match between No 7 seed Cameron Norrie and Portuguese João Sousa next.
Ahead of his victory, the 19-year-old Dane won against German Peter Gojowczyk (6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (5)).
Isner, ranked No 48, beat Argentinian qualifier Federico Delbonis (6-3, 6-1, 7-5) in the previous round of the Flushing Meadows.
US OPEN, NEW YORK CITY (GRAND SLAM), OTHER FIRST-ROUND MATCHES
- Fabio Fognini vs. Rafael Nadal
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Richard Gasquet
- Jason Kubler vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Ilya Ivashka
- SoonWoo Kwon vs. Andrey Rublev
- Diego Schwartzman vs. Alexei Popyrin
- Grigor Dimitrov vs. Brandon Nakashima
- Gijs Brouwer vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Federico Coria vs. Carlos Alcaraz
- Cameron Norrie vs. João Sousa
- Christopher Eubanks vs. Jannik Sinner
- Borna Coric vs. Jenson Brooksby
- James Duckworth vs. Daniel Evans
- Marin Čilić vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- Jack Draper vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Karen Khachanov vs. Thiago Monteiro
- Nuno Borges vs. Yibing Wu: wednesday
- Nick Kyrgios vs. Benjamin Bonzi: wednesday
- Tommy Paul vs. Sebastian Korda: wednesday
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Marton Fucsovics: wednesday
- Tim van Rijthoven vs. Casper Ruud: wednesday
- Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Jordan Thompson: wednesday
- 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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