Alex de Minaur joins fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata within the second week of the 2023 US Open, after a dominant third-round victory.
New York, USA, 2 September 2023 | Vivienne Christie
Is Alex de Minaur saving his finest for final on the 2023 US Open?
The season-ending main is statistically De Minaur’s best-performing Grand Slam, and he added to his spectacular New York report on Sunday as he eased previous Nicolas Jarry to succeed in the ultimate 16 for a 3rd time.
De Minaur, the present No.13 seed and a US Open 2020 quarterfinalist, dominated from begin to end towards 23rd-seeded Jarry, taking one hour and 43 minutes to report the 6-1 6-3 6-2 win.
What it means for Alex De Minaur!
He is into Spherical 4 of the #USOpen for the primary time since 2020. pic.twitter.com/qWyT9Zxo8X
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2023
It provides to a personal-best season for De Minaur, who captured the most important of his seventh profession titles at Acapulco in March.
In Toronto final month, he defeated top-10 opponents Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz to progress to ATP Masters 1000 ultimate for a primary time. He subsequently climbed to a peak world No.12 rating.
De Minaur underlined his standing as a top-tier participant in a near-flawless efficiency towards Jarry.
Showcasing his trademark court docket protection, De Minaur additionally established early authority towards the Chilean with distinctive accuracy, recording solely two unforced errors as he took a 6-1 lead after 26 minutes.
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Whereas the 27-year-old Jarry was extra aggressive early within the second set, De Minaur once more drew on his distinctive retrieving potential to assert a fourth service break for a 3-1 benefit. Because the error rely grew for Jarry, De Minaur simply closed out the set.
There was a short problem when Jarry earned a primary break level alternative as De Minaur served to consolidate one other service break early within the third set; a fast restoration from the No.13 seed, nevertheless, solely added to his opponent’s general frustration.
Jarry in the end had no solutions as De Minaur accomplished the match by forcing one other error from the Chilean, the disparate stats sheet telling the story of the Australian’s general effectivity.
Whereas De Minaur recorded 10 winners and solely 10 unforced errors, Jarry’s 24 winners had been vastly undermined by his 41 misses.
The Demon in BEAST MODE 😮💨@alexdeminaur brushes previous Jarry 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 to succeed in the second week in New York.
Medvedev or Baez subsequent for the thirteenth Seed ⏭️@usopen | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/oPzMfXx2Q7
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 2, 2023
Reserving a fourth-round assembly with both No.3 seed Medvedev, or world No.32 Sebastian Baez, De Minaur accomplished a delightful first week at Flushing Meadows.
After a dropped set towards Timofey Skatov, he restricted Wibing Yu to simply 4 video games of their second-round match.
De Minaur, who’s aiming to his quarterfinal run in 2020, is joined by fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata within the US Open’s fourth spherical.
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Aussies in motion – US Open
RESULTS
Males’s singles, third spherical
[13] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d [23] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 6-1 6-3 6-2
COMING UP
Males’s singles, fourth spherical
[WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v [10] Frances Tiafoe (USA)
[13] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [3] Daniil Medvedev or Sebastian Baez (ARG)
> VIEW: US Open 2023 males’s singles draw
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