Australian Alex de Minaur fees into the boys’s singles third spherical at US Open 2023.
New York, USA, 31 August 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Alex de Minaur has made a serious assertion along with his second-round victory at US Open 2023.
The world No.13 powered previous China’s Wu Yibing 6-1 6-2 6-1 to file his most dominant Grand Slam victory since 2018.
Wu, a 23-year-old ranked No.86, received the US Open 2017 boys’ singles title and is having fun with a career-best season. However was outclassed by a red-hot De Minaur.
The 24-year-old Australian made a commanding begin, conceding solely 4 factors on function he blitzed by the opening set in 24 minutes.
It set the tone for the match, with the top-ranked Aussie dictating play and capitalising from Wu’s pricey 36 unforced errors.
“I used to be pleased with my psychological headspace the entire match. I used to be locked in from the very first level till the final,” De Minaur mentioned.
De Minaur, whose unforced error rely solely tallied 10, sealed a formidable victory in 86 minutes.
“Matches are by no means straightforward, so everytime you get an opportunity to type of come away with a win like that, you’ll take it for positive,” De Minaur mentioned.
“I don’t suppose he was feeling 100 per cent in the present day. It’s a disgrace for him, however finally it’s a type of matches I did what I wanted to do and joyful to be within the subsequent spherical.”
That is De Minaur’s thirteenth win from his previous 17 matches and propels him into the third spherical at Flushing Meadows for the fifth time up to now six years.
His subsequent opponent is Nicolas Jarry, a 27-year-old from Chile.
De Minaur, who has received each of his earlier matches in opposition to the world No.25, is trying to advance to the fourth spherical at Flushing Meadows for the primary time since 2020.
O’Connell assessments world No.3 Medvedev in second spherical
Chris O’Connell’s US Open marketing campaign ended after a troublesome battle with world No.3 Daniil Medvedev, who claimed a 6-2 6-2 6-7(6) 6-2 victory.
The 29-year-old’s second-round look is a repeat of his career-best 2020 US Open look, the place Medvedev additionally defeated O’Connell on the similar stage of the match.
Regardless of in the present day’s loss, the Australian battled previous 1:00 am in New York and claimed a fascinating third set after being down a break of serve.
He saved two match factors in an intense tiebreak that noticed a roaring Louis Armstrong Stadium crowd on their ft.
O’Connell hit 19 winners in comparison with his whole of 9 within the first two units to provide Medvedev his first dropped set of the match.
The world No.3 was inconsistent on serve at instances however made it a weapon when it mattered, as he received 81 per cent of factors on his first serve.
Medvedev admitted he was pushed within the three-hour and four-minute duel.
“Powerful match,” he mentioned. “And it turned a lot harder for me (within the third set).”
Aussies in motion – US Open
RESULTS
Males’s singles, second spherical
[13] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Wu Yibing (CHN) 6-1 6-2 6-1
[3] Daniil Medvedev d Chris O’Connell (AUS) 6-2 6-2 6-7(6) 6-2
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COMING UP
Males’s singles, third spherical
[13] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [23] Nicolas Jarry (CHI)
[WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v Zhang Zhizhen (CHN)
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