New York – Pronounced sinner The first time broke in the week 1 of the US Open. The opening set also dropped, even. The third set also fell behind.
“I am not a machine, you know,” he said on Saturday with a sign of a smile. “I also struggle, sometimes.”
Nevertheless, Sinner is the number 1-ranked player in men’s tennis and has been played in the hard court in the last three Grand Slam tournaments, so no one was surprised when he kept some laps away and emerged after defeating number 27. Dennis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to protect your title at Flushing Meadows in the fourth round on Saturday.
“I have pressure and stress normal. I have for a year, and you need to handle it,” Sinner said. “Either you handle it – or not you. … It is better to deal with it.”
On Monday, the sinner will have to face number 14 Tommy Paul United States or No. 23 Alexander Bublike Kazakhstan for a place in the quarter -finals.
Sinner’s latest Triumph secured its 10th consecutive round of 16 major appearances and extended its hard-court unbeaten run into 24 matches in the slam, covering the championship at the US Open in 2024 and the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025. He also won the trophy in Wimbledon in grass court in July.
But the set streak of synerg in New York ended; He claimed 14 in a line since he left one in a win against the 2021 champion. Daniel Medvedev A year ago in the quarter -finals.
Sinner explained that his service did not seem quite correct on Saturday, and Shapovalov was reading it well.
“I was able to pressurize Jannik today,” Shapovalov said, “So who says another player can’t do it?”
Sinner doubled the initial set to close the opening set, earlier a notable 30-stroke point with both men hit drop shots. Sinner sprinkled back to the baseline and took the point and rotated his body to give a lobe winner, which floated out of the reach of Shapovalov.
After rebounding for the match at a set epis, Cinner found himself out 3–0, after the third, Shapovalov scored 14 out of 17 points after Love -30.
“Major moments,” sinners will later say.
From there, he took nine games in a row to seize the control.
“We were going to toe to toe. It was a very close match. Many games were very close,” a Canadian left -handed batsman said, who was a Wimbledon semi -finalist in 2021. “He is the number 1 for a reason. He actually fights well. He fights very well. He did a tremendous job to drop it down 3–0.”
With number 7 seeds Novak jokovich And number 2 Carlos Alakraj Both are located at the bottom half of the draws, not a prominent champion in half of their half of the sinner as he becomes the first male player to defend his title in flushing meadows. Roger Federer (2004 to 2008).
Earlier Saturday, World No. 435 Lindro red Switzerland became the lowest rank man in the 2002 Wimbledon since the number 1,093 Richard Krisisak became the lowest rank in 16 round, when the rival of Ready Kamil majkrazak Retired after eight games Due to injury.
After Shapovov in 2017, RIEDi is also after entering the zero major match with victory after Shipovalov reached the second week of the US Open.
Canada was included in other men proceeding on Saturday Felix Agar-AliasimeWho got third seed Alexander zweev, Joum Munar Spain and number 10 Lorenzo musettiWhose opponent in an All-Italian match, number 23 Flavio coboliDuring the retreat, the right hand stopped due to pain.
Too Move through a retirement Was Alex de meinourwho led Daniel Altmier 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4, 2–0 when German stopped playing in the fourth set due to thigh injury. D. Minor is making their fifth career in the US Open in the presence of the fourth round, rod levels, John Newcomb and Ken Roswall for the second most showing by one Australian, only after starting from the open era in 1968. Leton Hewitt (8) is more.
Number 15 Andry Rubalv Five sets were required but the previous qualifiers were found Coleman wong 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
ESPN Research and Associated Press contributed to this report.
