Overview

• Qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff beat Frances Tiafoe 6:4, 6:3, 7:6 (9:7) to make his first US Open round of 16.
• Ranked around No. 144, Struff also upset Holger Rune earlier in the tournament and has secured $400,000 in prize money and a ranking lift.
• He next faces 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic, who overcame Cameron Norrie 6:4, 6:7 (4:7), 6:2, 6:3 after a medical timeout for apparent back issues.
• Reports note Djokovic leads their head-to-head 7–0 entering the New York meeting.
• Alexander Zverev lost to Félix Auger-Aliassime 6:4, 6:7 (7:9), 4:6, 4:6, later saying he played too passively, leaving Struff as Germany’s lone singles entrant.