Overview

• Alexander Zverev defeated Britain’s Jacob Fearnley 6:4, 6:4, 6:4 to move into the US Open third round as the No. 3 seed.
• Sophia Thomalla attended the match in New York and was seen celebrating points and reacting emotionally from the stands.
• Thomalla also watched Zverev’s first-round win over Alejandro Tabilo earlier in the tournament.
• Days before the matches, Zverev shared a rare joint Instagram photo from a New York restaurant event with Thomalla.
• Zverev spoke in early July about feeling “quite alone,” and Thomalla recently pushed back at a social‑media comment suggesting a split, according to the outlets.