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Demon makes strong return at US Open | 00:47Rising Australian star Alexei Popyrin has reached the last 32 of the US Open for the third time after a dominant victory over Pedro Martinez, a Spaniard who held the upper-hand in their rivarly until Wednesday’s walloping.
The prize for Popyrin, a recent winner of the Montreal Masters, is a potential third round clash against defending US Open champion and 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic should the Serbian win his clash later today in New York. At Melbourne Park in the second round, the pair split the first two sets before Djokovic clinched the pivotal third set in a tiebreaker when posting a 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-3 triumph. At Wimbledon, Popyrin pushed even harder when edged 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 .
Popyrin said the Australian Open outing against the superstar gave him the confidence he could challenge the champion.“I feel like I was in the driver’s seat and I felt super comfortable out there, and enjoyed every moment. is a super-solid player, but I do feel he gives you chances every now and then in the points.”
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