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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Jannik Sinner avoided the fate of his top rivals, reaching the fourth round of the US Open while fellow top seed Iga Swiatek gained momentum in her quest for a sixth Grand Slam title after a pep talk from Serena Williams on Saturday.<\/p>\n

With defending champion Novak Djokovic forced out by a shock loss to Alexei Popyrin in the third round on Friday and another title contender, Carlos Alcaraz, sent crashing by Botic van de Zandschulp in round two a day earlier, all eyes were on Sinner.<\/p>\n

The Italian, who has managed the intense scrutiny after a doping controversy in the build-up to the tournament, thumped Christopher O’Connell 6-1 6-4 6-2 to underline his credentials as the outright favourite at the year’s final major.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis sport is unpredictable, no? Whenever you drop a little bit of your level, you know, if it’s mental, if it’s tennis-wise or physical, at the end it has a huge impact on the result,\u201d Sinner said about the exits of Djokovic and Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth opponents who they lost against played incredible tennis. And it happens.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I just watch on my side what I have to do, you know, that I guess I’ve done, and then we’ll see what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up next for the Australian Open champion is Tommy Paul, who is among a group of players keen to end a 21-year American wait for a home-grown major winner, since Andy Roddick claimed the title in New York.<\/p>\n

Paul, the 14th seed, recovered from a first-set wobble to overcome Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 7-6(3) and hoped to counter Sinner’s \u201cbang-bang tennis\u201d when they clash.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s probably the best ball striker on tour and I’m not,\u201d Paul said. \u201cI don’t want to go toe to toe just banging on the baseline with him. I want to try to mix things up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul’s compatriot and sixth seed Jessica Pegula advanced in the women’s draw with a 6-3 6-3 win over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, but Ashlyn Krueger fell 6-1 6-1 to Liudmila Samsonova.<\/p>\n

French Open champion Swiatek later swatted aside Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 6-2 with a near-flawless performance after a chat with 23-times major winner Williams, who returned to the US Open as a fan having stepped away from tennis in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really nice to see her. She has a lot of positive energy. It’s nice that she came on-site and she was chatting with the players,\u201d a star-struck Swiatek said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was nice that she approach me, because I wouldn’t, for sure, find the courage to do that if it was the other way round. But, yeah, she’s really nice and really positive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m happy she’s following tennis and my game, because she told me she’s cheering for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roland Garros and Wimbledon runner-up Jasmine Paolini beat Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-4 as the diminutive Italian continued to fly under the radar, but she could face a big hurdle with Czech Karolina Muchova up next.<\/p>\n

Muchova, who is rediscovering her best form after 10 months out with a wrist injury, outclassed Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-2.<\/p>\n

Australian Alex de Minaur’s injury problems are more recent, but the 10th seed shrugged off a frustrating hip issue that has dogged him since Wimbledon to outlast Briton Dan Evans 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 6-0 6-0.<\/p>\n

Evans beat Karen Khachanov in the longest US Open match of the professional era on Tuesday at five hours and 35 minutes but finally ran out of gas.<\/p>\n

Caroline Wozniacki showed she had plenty left in the tank since her comeback in 2023 after a three-year break after the births of her two children as the 34-year-old Dane eased past Jessika Ponchet 6-3 6-2.<\/p>\n

Briton Jack Draper, who is carrying the torch for his nation after the retirement of Andy Murray this summer, beat Van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-4 6-2.<\/p>\n

Daniil Medvedev, the only former New York champion left in the men’s draw, breezed past Flavio Cobolli 6-3 6-4 6-3 and set his sights on going all the way, as he did in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s the only Grand Slam where I have that chance,\u201d fifth seed Medvedev said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI for sure didn’t expect to have this in the fourth round when Novak and Carlos are here. It’s a fun feeling from one side but from the other side it’s a new tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to play my best to try to win it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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