It's Day 5 of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, New York and the start of third round action in men's and women's singles.
Djokovic out in stunning third round upset
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has lost at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz did. Djokovic bowed out in the third round with a 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 loss against 28th-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia on Friday night. The No. 2-seeded Djokovic was trying to become the first player in tennis history with 25 Grand Slam singles titles. Instead, he finishes a year without claiming at least one major championship for the first time since 2017. Before that, it hadn’t happened since 2010. The third-round exit equals Djokovic’s worst showing at Flushing Meadows. Alcaraz was beaten by 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp on Thursday.
Gauff battles back to win in 3 sets
Coco Gauff came back to beat Elina Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Friday’s result in New York extends the 20-year-old American’s defense of her first Grand Slam title. The third-seeded Gauff made mistake after mistake in the first set and dropped its last 11 points against the 27th-seeded Svitolina. But Gauff managed to turn things around and win despite losing the opening set, something she did three times en route to winning the 2023 trophy at the U.S. Open. This ends a five-match losing streak for Gauff against opponents ranked in the top 50.
Another epic battle between Americans Tiafoe and Shelton
Frances Tiafoe has solved Ben Shelton’s big serve and played brilliantly at the net to win their all-American rematch at the U.S. Open 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3. Friday's win got Tiafoe back to the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the fifth consecutive year. A year ago in New York, Tiafoe was eliminated by Shelton in four sets in the quarterfinals. The year before that, Tiafoe — who loves the tournament’s spotlight and its electricity — defeated Rafael Nadal on the way to the U.S. Open semifinals, the best Grand Slam showing of his career.
Sabalenka advances in midnight matchup
Aryna Sabalenka finally got rolling after a bad beginning to the latest-starting match in U.S. Open history and beat No. 29 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the fourth round. The No. 2 seed didn’t hit the first shot of the match until after midnight Saturday and had dropped the first set barely a half-hour later. But she seized control early in the second set, winning 10 straight games to open a 5-0 lead in the third. The runner-up last year in Flushing Meadows advanced to face No. 33 seed Elise Mertens on Sunday. The previous latest start to a match at the U.S. Open was exactly at midnight on Sept. 2, 1987, with Gabriela Sabatini going on to beat Beverly Bowes 6-3, 6-3.
Here's a look at who else has advanced today. (For Day 4 results click here.)
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Day 5 men's singles, third round results
Andrey Rublev (6), Russia, def. Jiri Lehecka (32), Czechia, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
Grigor Dimitrov (9), Bulgaria, def. Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.
Taylor Fritz (12), United States, def. Francisco Comesana, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
Frances Tiafoe (20), United States, def. Ben Shelton (13), United States, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3.
Brandon Nakashima, United States, def. Lorenzo Musetti (18), Italy, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Casper Ruud (8), Norway, def. Juncheng Shang, China, 6-7 (1), 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-1.
Alexei Popyrin (28), Australia, def. Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Alexander Zverev (4), Germany, def. Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Argentina, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-3.
Day 5 women's singles, third round results
Zheng Qinwen (7), China, def. Jule Niemeier, Germany, 6-2, 6-1.
Paula Badosa (26), Spain, def. Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romania, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8).
Coco Gauff (3), United States, def. Elina Svitolina (27), Ukraine, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Wang Yafan, China, def. Victoria Azarenka (20), Belarus, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
Donna Vekic (24), Croatia, def. Peyton Stearns, United States, 7-5, 6-4.
Emma Navarro (13), United States, def. Marta Kostyuk (19), Ukraine, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Elise Mertens (33), Belgium, def. Madison Keys (14), United States, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4.
Aryna Sabalenka (2) def. Ekaterina Alexandrova (29), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Day 5 men's doubles, second round results
Harri Heliovaara, Finland, and Henry Patten (6), Britain, def. Flavio Cobolli, Italy, and Dominic Stricker, Switzerland, 6-0, 7-5.
Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni (16), Argentina, def. Robert Cash and James Tracy, United States, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Michael Venus, New Zealand, and Neal Skupski (8), Britain, def. Guido Andreozzi, Argentina, and N. Sriram Balaji, India, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Rohan Bopanna, India, and Matthew Ebden (2), Australia, def. Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, and Federico Coria, Argentina, 6-2, 6-4.
Yuki Bhambri, India, and Albano Olivetti, France, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Austin Krajicek (15), United States, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz (10), Germany, def. Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, and Mariano Navone, Argentina, 6-4, 6-1.
Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell (7), Australia, def. John-Patrick Smith, Australia, and Andreas Mies, Germany, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral, Portugal, def. Hugo Nys, Monaco, and Jan Zielinski (12), Poland, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Day 5 women's doubles, second round results
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia Kenin (9), United States, def. Maia Lumsden, Britain, and Anna Siskova, Czechia, 6-2, 6-1.
Laura Siegemund, Germany, and Beatriz Haddad Maia (12), Brazil, def. Robin Montgomery and Clervie Ngounoue, United States, 6-2, 6-2.
Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spain, and Marie Bouzkova (11), Czechia, def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, and Kamilla Rakhimova, Russia, 6-4, 6-1.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Mirra Andreeva, Russia, def. Camila Osorio, Colombia, and Alycia Parks, United States, 6-3, 6-0.
Angelica Moratelli, Italy, and Jaqueline Adina Cristian, Romania, def. Petra Martic, Croatia, and Shelby Rogers, United States, 6-3, 6-4.
Harriet Dart, Britain, and Diane Parry, France, def. Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini (6), Italy, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3.
Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, and Luisa Stefani (8), Brazil, def. Katie Boulter, Britain, and Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (5).
Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, and Veronika Kudermetova (10), Russia, def. Ivana Corley and Carmen Corley, United States, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (4), 6-4.
Day 5 mixed doubles, second round results
Sander Gille, Belgium, and Ellen Perez, Australia, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok, Ukraine, and Sadio Doumbia, France, 5-7, 7-6 (8), 10-3.
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori (3), Italy, def. Shelby Rogers and Robert Galloway, United States, 2-6, 6-3, 11-9.
Santiago Gonzalez and Giuliana Olmos, Mexico, def. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, and Paula Badosa, Spain, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Mackenzie McDonald and Maria Mateas, United States, def. Fabrice Martin, France, and Alexandra Panova, Russia, 6-4, 2-6, 10-8.
Harri Heliovaara, Finland, and Anna Danilina, Kazakhstan, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Joe Salisbury (1), Britain, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-8.
Donald Young and Taylor Townsend, United States, def. Asia Muhammad, United States, and Andres Molteni, Argentina, 7-5, 6-0.
Kaylan Bigun and Iva Jovic, United States, def. Max Purcell, Australia, and Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-4.
Rohan Bopanna, India, and Aldila Sutjiadi (8), Indonesia, def. Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, and Tim Puetz, Germany, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5).
Who are the betting favorites for the U.S. Open?
A year after beating Frances Tiafoe in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, Ben Shelton is favored to do it again Friday in the third round, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Shelton, the No. 13 seed, is a -150, with the No. 20-seeded Tiafoe at +115.
Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz are all heavy favorites in their third-round matches.
Defending champion Coco Gauff is listed at -250 for her match against Elina Svitolina, who is +190.
What is the U.S. Open schedule for the rest of the tournament?
—Friday-Saturday: Third Round (Women and Men)
—Sunday-Monday: Fourth Round (Women and Men)
—Tuesday-Wednesday: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)
—Sept. 5: Women’s Semifinals
—Sept. 6: Men’s Semifinals
—Sept. 7: Women’s Final
—Sept. 8: Men’s Final
What does the current bracket look like?
For live updates and latest bracket results, visit USOpen.org.
