Day Seven on the US Open noticed the lads’s draw trimmed to the final sixteen, with three of the eight matches ending in retirement.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner survived a stern check from Denis Shapovalov, rallying from a set down and a break deficit within the third, whereas Felix Auger-Aliassime produced one among his finest Slam performances to stun third seed Alexander Zverev. Alexander Bublik additionally reached the second week in New York for the primary time, grinding previous Tommy Paul in 5 units.
Elsewhere, retirements paved the way in which for progress: Lorenzo Musetti superior when compatriot Flavio Cobolli pulled the plug early within the third, Leandro Riedi moved via as Kamil Majchrzak give up at 5-3 within the opener, and Alex de Minaur benefitted from Daniel Altmaier’s withdrawal after three hours.
Within the accomplished matches, Jaume Munar quietly moved into the final 16 by beating Zizou Bergs in straight units, whereas Andrey Rublev survived a five-set duel in opposition to Coleman Wong.
Day Seven at a Look
- Longest Match: Auger-Aliassime d. Zverev – 3h 49m
- Quickest Win: Munar d. Bergs – 2h 01m
- Largest Upset: Auger-Aliassime d. Zverev (3)
- Retirements: Cobolli, Majchrzak, Altmaier
- Seeds Out: Zverev (3), Paul (14), Shapovalov (27), Cobolli (24)
Day Seven US Open 2025 Spherical of 32 Outcomes
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner (1) | Denis Shapovalov (27) | 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| Alexander Bublik (23) | Tommy Paul (14) | 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1 |
| Lorenzo Musetti (10) | Flavio Cobolli (24) | 6-3 6-2 2-0 RET |
| Jaume Munar | Zizou Bergs | 6-1 6-4 6-4 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime (25) | Alexander Zverev (3) | 4-6 7-6(9) 6-4 6-4 |
| Andrey Rublev (15) | Coleman Wong (Q) | 2-6 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| Leandro Riedi (Q) | Kamil Majchrzak | 5-3 RET |
| Alex de Minaur (8) | Daniel Altmaier | 6-7(9) 6-3 6-4 2-0 RET |
Recap of the Day
Jannik Sinner def. Denis Shapovalov, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
Jannik Sinner rallied previous twenty seventh seed Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, turning the tide after saving a break level at 0-3 within the third set.
The World No. 1 gained 84% of first-serve factors (54/64) and claimed 12 of the ultimate 15 video games in a three-hour, 12-minute win.
I’d opined that no person aside from Alcaraz can compete with Sinner, however Shapovalov proved that incorrect, as he was extremely aggressive, and I assumed Sinner seemed beatable.
Shapovalov was properly on high, main 3-0 within the third, however Sinner saved a break level, after which at 1-3, deuce on Shapovalov’s serve, he modified his sneakers resulting from a damaged shoelace.
On resumption, he broke again and asserted management from there. Tactical or a necessity? Primarily based on the images, the laces have been snapped, so I don’t have too huge a difficulty with it, whether or not he’d have modified them when main 40-0 on his personal serve, nonetheless, is up for debate.
Sinner faces Alexander Bublik subsequent, main 4-2 of their head-to-head.
Felix Auger-Aliassime def. Alexander Zverev, 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-4
Felix Auger-Aliassime upset third seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-4, marking his first Flushing Meadows second-week run since 2021.
The twenty fifth seed gained 24/27 web factors, fired 51 winners and saved a second-set tiebreak set level in a three-hour, 48-minute battle.
Felix hasn’t had a good time on tour over the past couple of years. Whereas selecting up loads of wins to maintain his high 20/30 rating, relative to the hype he generated when he burst onto the scene, he has been a non-entity on the huge occasions.
Nevertheless, he had a kind of matches the place all the pieces clicked right this moment, and he was by far the stronger participant, as he secured his best-ever win by rating at a Slam.
Zverev, however, seems to lack confidence and struggles to play with conviction. Is it the balls/situations, as he claimed, or only a lack of perception in his recreation proper now?
I had completely no feeling of the ball by any means right here, the primary two matches both. When it’s like that, even right this moment I attempted to be aggressive just a few occasions, however I’m simply lacking. So that you’re looking for methods to win the match in another way, however it’s actually tough to do this when anyone’s enjoying properly like [Felix], aggressive like him, and also you’re simply not feeling nice. There may be probably not a shot that I felt nice off from any facet: forehand, backhand. My backhand was fully off this week. It’s the manner it’s. Zverev on his loss.
Alexander Bublik def. Tommy Paul, 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1
Alexander Bublik outlasted 14th seed Tommy Paul 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1 to make his first US Open second-week look.
Bublik has said a number of occasions his dislike of enjoying on US Onerous Courts, however he fired 22 aces and gained 83% of first-serve factors whereas saving all 6 break factors confronted en path to the win.
Bublik was in wonderful type post-Wimbledon, touchdown back-to-back titles in Gstaad and Kitzbuhel, and he’s carried that momentum into New York with out enjoying both of the lead-up Masters 1000 occasions.
Can he problem Sinner? I’m unsure. He’ll want a superb serving day and to one way or the other disrupt the Italian from the baseline together with his mix-up recreation.
Highlights
US Open 2025 Day Eight Spherical of 16 Matches
- Novak Djokovic (7) vs Jan Lennard Struff
- Tomas Machac (21) vs Taylor Fritz (4)
- Adrian Mannarino vs Jiri Lehecka (20)
- Arthur Rinderknech vs Carlos Alcaraz (2)
