Overview

• Jannik Sinner beat Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to move into the fourth round in New York.
• Down 0-3, 30/40 in the third set, Sinner seized control by winning nine consecutive games.
• Shapovalov threatened with 15 aces and 31 winners but was undone by 47 unforced errors and nine double faults.
• Sinner said, “I’m not a machine,” emphasizing the physical and mental grind as the tournament enters its second week.
• He awaits Tommy Paul or Alexander Bublik as he pursues the first men’s title defense at the US Open since 2008, entering week two with a 34-4 season record.