US Open Day 3 latest results: Gauff, Tiafoe, Djokovic advance

It's Day 3 of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, New York and the start of second round action.

Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe advanced to the third round and a rematch of Shelton's victory last year in the U.S. Open quarterfinals.

Wimbledon women's champion Barbora Krecjikova, the No. 8 seed, was eliminated with in the second round by Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse.

Coco Gauff overcame some uneven serving early in the second round before stretching her winning streak to nine matches at the site of her first Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over 99th-ranked Tatjana Maria.

Past U.S. Open finalists Madison Keys, Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev all advanced to the third round, as did Olympic women's gold medalist Zheng Qinwen.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the third round when his opponent had to stop in the third set of their match with an injury. Djokovic led Laslo Djere 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 when his Serbian countryman retired. Djere was leading 4-2 in the second set when he appeared to be troubled by pain near his hip and was visited by a trainer later in the set.

Here's a look at who else advanced and who didn't on Wednesday. (For Day 2 results click here.)

Day 3 men's singles, second round results

Grigor Dimitrov (9), Bulgaria, def. Rinky Hijikata, Australia, 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands, def. Sebastian Baez (21), Argentina, 6-1, 2-0, ret.

Brandon Nakashima, United States, def. Arthur Cazaux, France, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Jiri Lehecka (32), Czechia, def. Mitchell Krueger, United States, 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.

Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Argentina, def. Francisco Cerundolo (29), Argentina, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

Frances Tiafoe (20), United States, def. Alexander Shevchenko, Russia, 6-4, 6-1, 1-0, ret.

Alexander Zverev (4), Germany, def. Alexandre Muller, France, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Alexei Popyrin (28), Australia, def. Pedro Martinez, Spain, 6-2, 6-4, 6-0.

Juncheng Shang, China, def. Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (2).

Francisco Comesana, Argentina, def. Ugo Humbert (17), France, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Andrey Rublev (6), Russia, def. Arthur Rinderknech, France, 4-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.

Ben Shelton (13), United States, def. Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Lorenzo Musetti (18), Italy, def. Miomir Kecmanovic, Serbia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.

Taylor Fritz (12), United States, def. Matteo Berrettini, Italy, 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-1.

Casper Ruud (8), Norway, def. Gael Monfils, France, 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (3).

Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Laslo Djere, Serbia, 6-4, 6-4, 2-0, walkover.

Day 3 women's singles, second round results

Elise Mertens, Belgium, def. Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, 6-3, 6-2.

Jule Niemeier, Germany, def. Moyuka Uchijima, Japan, 6-4, 6-0.

Paula Badosa (26), Spain, def. Taylor Townsend, United States, 6-3, 7-5.

Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romania, def. Barbora Krejcikova (8), Czechia, 6-4, 7-5.

Madison Keys (14), United States, def. Maya Joint, Australia, 6-4, 6-0.

Zheng Qinwen (7), China, def. Erika Andreeva, Russia, 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-2.

Wang Yafan, China, def. Diane Parry, France, 6-0, 6-4.

Marta Kostyuk (19), Ukraine, def. Harriet Dart, Britain, 7-6 (10), 6-1.

Aryna Sabalenka (2), Belarus, def. Lucia Bronzetti, Italy, 6-3, 6-1.

Ekaterina Alexandrova (29), Russia, def. Iva Jovic, United States, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Emma Navarro (13), United States, def. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-1.

Donna Vekic (24), Croatia, def. Greet Minnen, Belgium, 7-5, 6-1.

Victoria Azarenka (20), Belarus, def. Clara Burel, France, 6-1, 6-4.

Coco Gauff (3), United States, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-4, 6-0.

Elina Svitolina (27), Ukraine, def. Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-2.

Peyton Stearns, United States, def. Daria Kasatkina (12), Russia, 6-1, 7-6 (3).

Day 3 men's doubles, first round results

Yuki Bhambri, India, and Albano Olivetti, France, def. Ryan Seggerman and Patrik Trhac, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Tristan Boyer and Emilio Nava, United States, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, and Santiago Gonzalez (9), Mexico, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Austin Krajicek (15), United States, def. Hendrik Jebens and Constantin Frantzen, Germany, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4.

Julian Cash, Britain, and Robert Galloway, United States, def. Mackenzie McDonald and Alex Michelsen, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-1.

Mate Pavic, Croatia, and Marcelo Arevalo-Gonzalez (4), El Salvador, def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Arthur Fils, France, 6-3, 6-4.

Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Adam Pavlasek (14), Czechia, def. Christian Harrison and Vasil Kirkov, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Michael Venus, New Zealand, and Neal Skupski (8), Britain, def. Gregoire Jacq and Hugo Gaston, France, 6-3, 6-3.

Guido Andreozzi, Argentina, and N. Sriram Balaji, India, def. Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela, Mexico, and Marcus Daniell, New Zealand, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10).

Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell (7), Australia, def. Marcos Giron, United States, and Botic Van de Zandschulp, Netherlands, 6-4, 7-5.

Nicolas Barrientos, Colombia, and Skander Mansouri, Tunisia, def. Alexander Razeghi and Nikita Samuel Filin, United States, 6-4, 6-3.

Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral, Portugal, def. Zizou Bergs, Belgium, and Fabian Marozsan, Hungary, 7-6 (6), 6-2.

Harri Heliovaara, Finland, and Henry Patten (6), Britain, def. Sadio Doumbia and Manuel Guinard, France, 6-4, 7-5.

Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni (16), Argentina, def. Cristian Rodriguez, Colombia, and Nicolas Jarry, Chile, 6-4, 6-4.

Flavio Cobolli, Italy, and Dominic Stricker, Switzerland, def. Kwon Soon Woo, South Korea, and Denis Shapovalov, Canada, 6-4, 6-4.

Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz (10), Germany, def. Gonzalo Escobar, Ecuador, and Aleksandr Nedovyesov, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, and Mariano Navone, Argentina, def. Adrian Mannarino and Arthur Rinderknech, France, 6-2, 6-3.

Day 3 women's doubles, first round results

Angelica Moratelli, Italy, and Jaqueline Adina Cristian, Romania, def. Ulrikke Eikeri, Norway, and Ingrid Neel (15), Estonia, 6-3, 6-4.

Nicole Melichar-Martinez, United States, and Ellen Perez (5), Australia, def. Sabrina Santamaria and McCartney Kessler, United States, 6-4, 7-5.

Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, and Luisa Stefani (8), Brazil, def. Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi, Japan, 6-3, 6-2.

Camila Osorio, Colombia, and Alycia Parks, United States, def. Fang-Hsien Wu, Taiwan, and Olivia Gadecki, Australia, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1.

Desirae Krawczyk and Caroline Dolehide (4), United States, def. Whitney Osuigwe and Hailey Baptiste, United States, 7-5, 6-1.

Robin Montgomery and Clervie Ngounoue, United States, def. Samantha Murray Sharan, Britain, and Camilla Rosatello, Italy, 7-6 (6), 6-2.

Laura Siegemund, Germany, and Beatriz Haddad Maia (12), Brazil, def. Oksana Kalashnikova, Georgia, and Varvara Gracheva, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sofia Kenin (9), United States, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, and Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4.

Katie Boulter, Britain, and Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, def. Zheng Saisai and Wang Xinyu, China, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, and Veronika Kudermetova (10), Russia, def. Clara Tauson, Denmark, and Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italy, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Mirra Andreeva, Russia, def. Xu Yifan, China, and Cristina Bucsa (14), Spain, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4).

Lyudmyla Kichenok, Ukraine, and Jelena Ostapenko (7), Latvia, def. Jessica Failla and Jessie Aney, United States, 6-3, 6-3.

Petra Martic, Croatia, and Shelby Rogers, United States, def. Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, and Viktoriya Tomova, Bulgaria, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2.

Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, and Kamilla Rakhimova, Russia, def. Katarzyna Piter, Poland, and Elina Avanesyan, Russia, 6-2, 6-4.

Tara Moore, Britain, and Viktorija Golubic, Switzerland, def. Alana Smith and Anna Rogers, United States, 6-2, 6-2.

Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spain, and Marie Bouzkova (11), Czechia, def. Sloane Stephens and Ashlyn Krueger, United States, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.

Day 3 mixed doubles, second round results

John Peers, Australia, and Katerina Siniakova, Czechia, def. Rafael Matos and Luisa Stefani, Brazil, 6-2, 6-1.

Aleksandar Kovacevic and Tyra Caterina Grant, United States, def. Clervie Ngounoue and Learner Tien, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Cristina Bucsa, Spain, and Joran Vliegen, Belgium, def. Zhang Shuai, China, and Marcelo Arevalo-Gonzalez, El Salvador, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.

Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Jan Zielinski (7), Poland, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, and Ulrikke Eikeri, Norway, 6-2, 6-3.

Who plays on Day 4 at the U.S. Open?

The No. 1 seeds in the U.S. Open are in action at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Jannik Sinner faces Alex Michelsen to open the session at noon EDT, followed by Iga Swiatek, the 2022 women's champion, against Ena Shibahara. Play begins on the other courts at 11 a.m., with the Pegula-Kenin match the third on the schedule on Louis Armstrong Stadium. Osaka opens the night session on Ashe against Muchova at 7 p.m., before Alcaraz plays Botic van de Zandschulp. The night schedule on Armstrong features Grand Slam champions Daniil Medvedev and Caroline Wozniacki.

Click here for the complete Day 4 schedule of play.

Who are the betting favorites for the U.S. Open?

Naomi Osaka is favored again against a tough opponent, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, just as she was in her first-round victory over No. 10 seed Jelena Ostapenko. Osaka, the two-time U.S. Open champion, is -155 for her second-round match against Karolina Muchova, the 2023 French Open runner-up. Muchova is listed at +120.

In a matchup between Americans, 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin is an underdog against Jessica Pegula in her first match since eliminating 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu. Kenin is at +475, while the No. 6-seeded Pegula is -750.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are heavy favorites in their second-round matches, while Dan Evans, after his U.S. Open-record match that lasted 5 hours, 35 minutes in the first round, is at -120 in his match against Mariano Navone (-105).

What does the current bracket look like?

For live updates and latest bracket results, visit USOpen.org.