Overview
- World No. 1 Jannik Sinner beat Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in roughly three hours to continue his title defense in New York.
- After dropping the opener and trailing 0-3 in the third with break points against him, Sinner held serve and ran off six straight games to flip the match.
- Sinner will face Aleksandr Bublik in the round of 16 after the Kazakh defeated Tommy Paul in five sets, a notable matchup given Bublik’s win over Sinner at Halle this year.
- Shapovalov paired sustained aggression with flashpoints of frustration, including a foot‑fault dispute and an ironic celebration following a double‑faulted break.
- Lorenzo Musetti also advanced to the last 16 when Flavio Cobolli retired with an arm issue, preserving the possibility of an all‑Italian quarterfinal.