Overview
- Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Frances Tiafoe 6:4, 6:3, 7:6 (9:7) to make his first US Open round of 16.
- This marks Struff’s third Grand Slam Achtelfinale after Roland Garros in 2019 and 2021.
- The 35-year-old entered through qualifying and earlier upset No. 11 Holger Rune in five sets.
- Novak Djokovic beat Cameron Norrie 6:4, 6:7 (4:7), 6:2, 6:3, receiving back treatment in the first set before asserting control.
- Djokovic leads Struff 7–0 in their head-to-head and advances to his 69th Grand Slam round of 16, setting up their meeting in New York.