In the wake of upset losses by Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner enjoyed a stress-free 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Christopher O'Connell to reach the US Open's round of 16.
Sinner ensured that dubious history was not made Saturday at Flushing Meadows; since the start of the Open era in 1968, there has never been a US Open without any of the men's top three seeds in the round of 16.• Sinner has reached round of 16 at all 4 majors this season; 19 major match wins this season are tied with Carlos Alcaraz for most among men
• 51st match win this season, 4th most by an Italian man in a season since Open era began in 1968, trailing only himself , Corrado Barazzutti and Adriano Panatta • Won 82% of his 1st serve points and didn't drop any of his 13 service games ; was broken 6 times over his first 2 matches"Everything can happen in this sport," Sinner said in his on-court interview."I try to stay on my side of the net and take it day by day. ... Very happy to be still here and hopefully I can play as many matches as possible."
After slow starts in his opening two matches, Sinner shot out of the blocks at Arthur Ashe Stadium for a 5-0 lead before taking the first set on serve. He broke early for a 2-1 lead in the second and went on to clinch the set with a vicious cross-court forehand winner.In the first men's match Saturday,
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