US Open: Thompson scores biggest win of his career, beats Hurkacz in second round
Jordan Thompson beat Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-5 on Thursday. He’ll play Italian Matteo Arnaldi, the No 30 seed, in the next round.
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Australian Jordan Thompson won against Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 7 seed, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-5 to move into the third round of the US Open.
Thompson, ranked No 32 and a recent finalist in Atlanta, will play Italian Matteo Arnaldi, the No 30 seed, next.
The Australian defeated Frenchman Constant Lestienne (6-1, 6-3, 6-2) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the US Open, Hurkacz, ranked No 7, won against Kazakh qualifier Timofey Skatov (6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3)).
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
- David Goffin vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Tristan Schoolkate vs. Jakub Mensik
- Arthur Fils vs. Gabriel Diallo
- Alex De Minaur vs. Otto Virtanen
- Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Jack Draper
- Flavio Cobolli vs. Zizou Bergs
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Nuno Borges: thursday
- Jannik Sinner vs. Alex Michelsen: thursday
- Matteo Arnaldi beat Roman Safiullin: 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
- Tomas Machac beat Sebastian Korda (16): 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
- Mattia Bellucci vs. Christopher O’Connell: thursday
- Novak Djokovic (2) beat Laslo Djere: 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 ret.
- Taylor Fritz (12) beat Matteo Berrettini: 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-1
- Casper Ruud (8) beat Gael Monfils: 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
- Lorenzo Musetti (18) beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
- Ben Shelton (13) beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
- 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)
- Francisco Comesana beat Ugo Humbert (17): 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
- Andrey Rublev (6) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 4-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
- 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
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