Overview

• Jannik Sinner beat Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in three hours and 12 minutes to move into the second week in New York.
• The victory was Sinner’s first against Shapovalov, achieved after dropping the opening set and trailing 0-3 in the third.
• Shapovalov held a chance for 4-0 in the fourth set before Sinner surged, reeling off nine consecutive games to seize control.
• Sinner will play the winner of Tommy Paul versus Alexander Bublik in the round of 16.
• As the reigning No. 1 and titleholder, Sinner needs to match or better Carlos Alcaraz’s result at this US Open to keep the top ranking.