Their head-to-head sits at four wins a piece, though they have not met in more than three years. Plíšková will face Victoria Azarenka in the round of 16 on Monday with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line. In the third set, Plíšková led by a break at 3-1 and 4-2, but Bencic did just enough to capture the third point before Plíšková sealed the victory with forehand winners for the last two points of the set. Open for the second straight year.īencic held a 7-5, 2-0 lead over Plíšková before the Czech star fought back with much better serves and groundstrokes to capture the second set. Open for the Spaniard, who defeated Sebastian Baez in the first round via walkover and Federico Coria 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 in the second round.Īlcaraz will face Marin Čilić in the round of 16 on Monday.Īnother upset in the women's singles tournament saw Karolína Plíšková defeat Belinda Bencic 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the U.S. This marks the third straight-set win in the U.S. However, he lost the first three games of the third set before bouncing back to win the next six games in a row.
Last year, the 19-year-old reached the quarterfinal, where he was defeated by Felix Auger Aliassime.Īlcaraz faced little pressure against Brooksby. Open in back-to-back years since Pete Sampras in 19. He'll face Andrey Rublev in the round of 16 on Monday.Īlcaraz is into the round of 16 following a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 win over Brooksby on Saturday at Arthur Ashe Stadium.Īlcaraz is the youngest man to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Norrie went on to win the second and third sets with little blowback from Rune. Norrie quickly got back in control, though, and went on to serve out in the opener to win 7-5. However, Rune put up a good fight in the first set after Norrie lost two set points at 5-5. He also forced the Dane into 43 unforced errors as he continued to grind him down throughout the match. Norrie was tremendous on the first serve, winning 77 percent compared to Rune's 55. Here's a look at Saturday's scores and recaps of the day's biggest results.
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