{"id":17971,"date":"2025-08-26T18:22:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=17971"},"modified":"2025-08-26T18:22:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:22:05","slug":"us-open-tennis-day-three-sinner-in-action-swiatek-through-boulter-and-kartal-exit-live-us-open-tennis-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=17971","title":{"rendered":"US Open tennis day three: Sinner in action, Swiatek through, Boulter and Kartal exit \u2013 live | US Open Tennis 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Luke McLaughlin is going to step in while I steal a break.<\/strong> Keep him company.<\/p>\n

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Amanda Anisimova is seeded eighth<\/strong> and up against Australia\u2019s Kimberly Birrell. They\u2019re 1-1 in the opening set, Anisimova looking to build on her run to the final of Wimbledon. That last match in south London was a brutal experience but this is her home slam \u2026 and, well, look at that \u2013 she races through a hold to lead 2-1.<\/p>\n

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Sinner skips to the net<\/strong>, dictating the point to leave Kopriva stretching for a forehand and on the floor. The No 1 has two set points, and Kopriva provides a double fault. Sinner leads 6-1, 6-1 with just over an hour on the board.<\/p>\n

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Kopriva hails from Fulnek in the Czech Republic<\/strong> and grew up in the same area as Petra Kvitova, who bowed out of the professional game yesterday. Sinner isn\u2019t bothered about the backstory, though; relentless, he breaks once again and leads 4-1 in the second set.<\/p>\n

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Sinner is already up a break in the second set<\/strong> but Kopriva delivers a love hold, closed out with successive aces. The Italian leads 6-1, 2-1.<\/p>\n

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Lorenzo Musetti, the 10th seed,<\/strong> has wrapped up a four-set victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. The Italian, a semi-finalist at Roland Garros this year, triumphs 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.<\/p>\n

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Kopriva finally has some joy, claiming his first game to trail 1-5<\/strong>. Sinner responds with an ace and domination at the net. Kopriva closes a 15-shot rally with a lovely drop shot and saves three set points! Sinner spanks a 127mph ace and Kopriva goes long to extinguish the prospect of any jeopardy. Sinner takes the first set 6-1.<\/p>\n

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Tidy work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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OK, time to get to the world No 1.<\/strong> Jannik Sinner is going OK. He\u2019s 5-0 up against Vit Kopriva after just 20 minutes. Decent.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Jannik Sinner lunges for the ball.<\/span> Photograph: Yuki Iwamura\/APShare<\/p>\n

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Beatriz Haddad Maia (18) beats Sonay Kartal 6-3, 1-6, 6-1<\/h2>\n

Haddad Maia resorts to an underarm serve and Kartal, after saving two match points, has a chance to break! The Brazilian saves it before setting up her third match point \u2026 she advances to the net for one last push and it works. Kartal nets and this incredible slog is over. Two players, struggling to move by the end, have put on a serious show.<\/p>\n

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Kartal tries to torture Haddad Maia with a drop shot<\/strong> but the 18th seed gets to it and wins the net battle. Haddad Maia wins another point at the net and she signals her joy to the crowd. A wide forehand from Kartal hands Haddad Maia two break points \u2026 but Kartal finds a lift of energy when it matters. She crouches down in pain after setting up advantage but Haddad Maia remains in the game, forcing a fifth deuce and fifth break point \u2013 she takes it. Haddad Maia is up 5-1 in the final set and will serve for the match.<\/p>\n

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Oh, now it\u2019s Haddad Maia who has pulled up with an issue!<\/strong> Both players are walking wounded. Haddad Maia is struggling to properly move and Kartal has a chance to break after a backhand that is out of the hampered Haddad Maia\u2019s reach. Kartal sends a forehand down the line and is now, suddenly, back in the match. This is remarkable. Haddad Maia leads 4-1 in the final set.<\/p>\n

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Haddad Maia, who has plenty of support in the crowd<\/strong>, races to three break points as Kartal \u2013 who is not moving well at all \u2013 double-faults to go down a second break. Haddad Maia is closing in on victory, up 4-0 in the final set.<\/p>\n

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Kartal seems to be struggling with some sort of injury<\/strong>, the tide with Haddad Maia as the former nets a backhand. The Brazilian takes a 3-0 lead in the deciding set.<\/p>\n

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Haddad Maia is 1-0 up in the third set against Kartal and has three break points<\/strong> \u2026 she needs just one, this match taking another major swing. Haddad Maia leads 6-3, 1-6, 2-0.<\/p>\n

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Marta Kostyuk (27) beats Katie Boulter 6-4, 6-4<\/h2>\n

Boulter saved five match points but she can\u2019t deny Kostyuk, who secures the win on her serve.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Marta Kostyuk hugs Katie Boulter.<\/span> Photograph: Clive Brunskill\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n

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Iga Swiatek (2) beats Emiliana Arango 6-1, 6-2<\/h2>\n

The six-time grand slam champion cruises to the second round after an hour\u2019s work on Arthur Ashe.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Iga Swiatek of Poland waves to fans after defeating Emiliana Arango of Colombia.<\/span> Photograph: Yuki Iwamura\/APShare<\/p>\n

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Kartal has forced a third set against Haddad Maia<\/strong> after winning the second 6-1. Dominant work from the Brit, who made seven unforced errors in that set compared to Haddad Maia\u2019s 16.<\/p>\n

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Boulter is staring at the exit door,<\/strong> down 0-30 and 3-5 in the second set. A successful forehand at the net prompts an emotional release but she follows that with a double fault. Kostyuk has two match points<\/strong>. Boulter saves both \u2026 the second done with a drive volley. But then another ill-timed double fault, and Kostyuk has her third match point, and then a fourth, and then a fifth<\/em> \u2026 but Boulter shows some stellar defence, with Kostyuk netting a volley. Finally, Boulter has advantage, and she takes it with a fine serve down the middle. Proper fight from Boulter but she remains a break down. Kostyuk leads 6-4, 5-4.<\/p>\n

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Kartal isn\u2019t happy with a one-break advantage in the second set<\/strong> \u2026 she nabs another to lead 5-1 against Haddad Maia.<\/p>\n

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Arango hits her first ace of the match<\/strong> but she remains a break down in the second set against Swiatek, who leads 6-1, 2-1.<\/p>\n

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Katie Boulter is in trouble.<\/strong> Having lost the first set, she\u2019s down a break in the second, with Marta Kostyuk leading 3-1, the last game sealed with a cracking forehand winner into the corner. Kostyuk has seven aces to Boulter\u2019s none and leads the winners count 13-6.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Katie Boulter in action.<\/span> Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth\/APShare<\/p>\n

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Swiatek isn\u2019t messing about.<\/strong> She laces a backhand down the line to take the first set against Arango 6-1 inside half an hour. Swiatek has 10 winners while Arango is still waiting for her first.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a012.13 EDT<\/p>\n

Kartal and Haddad Maia are having a proper ding-dong.<\/strong> The former breaks to go 2-0 up in the second set but Haddad Maia has a break point in the third game \u2026 she doesn\u2019t get her drop shot right \u2013 it\u2019s too light \u2013 and we\u2019re into deuce. Kartal gets herself out of a hole to go up 3-0.<\/p>\n

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Swiatek is down 0-30 on her serve and nearly lands in some trouble<\/strong> with a forehand \u2026 but it was on<\/em> the line. She escapes trouble to hold her serve and go 4-1 up.<\/p>\n

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Swiatek has two break points as Arango trails 1-2. <\/strong>The defending Wimbledon champion converts immediately after Arango slices a backhand into the net. Swiatek leads 3-1 in the first set, with no real signs yet of a potential upset.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Poland’s Iga Swiatek in action during her first round match against Colombia’s Emiliana Arango.<\/span> Photograph: Shannon Stapleton\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n

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Kostyuk takes the first set against Boulter 6-4.<\/strong> A tough start for the Brits.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s another break in the contest between Haddad Maia and Kartal<\/strong> \u2013 the former is now 5-3 up, serving for the first set. She holds to love, with Kartal up against it, struggling to make inroads against Haddad Maia\u2019s first serve. Haddad Maia takes the first set 6-3.<\/p>\n

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Iga Swiatek is underway on Arthur Ashe<\/strong>, the 2022 US Open champion serving against Emiliana Arango. The second seed is up and away, holding her serve to go 1-0 up.<\/p>\n

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Kartal has an opening against Haddad Maia\u2019s serve<\/strong>, with the Brazilian down 15-30. A double fault gives Kartal two chances to break. Kartal takes the second, victorious in a lengthy rally. Haddad Maia now leads 4-3. Boulter, meanwhile, has broken back herself, levelling up at 4-4 with Kostyuk.<\/p>\n

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Kartal is on her serve, trailing 2-3.<\/strong> She completely miscues a forehand to trail 15-30, but Haddad Maia loses her own radar when attacking Kartal\u2019s second serve. Haddad Maia has a chance to break \u2026 but Kartal\u2019s first serve reappears to take us to deuce. Haddad Maia gets her second break point when Kartal nets a forehand \u2026 and this one is converted, Kartal going long with a backhand. Haddad Maia, the 18th seed, leads 4-2 in the first set.<\/p>\n

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Boulter has the fist pumps going but she\u2019s also taken to deuce by Kostyuk, <\/strong>who has the first chance to break after a crushing forehand. She takes it, too, after Boulter nets a backhand. Kostyuk goes 2-1 up in the first set on Grandstand.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Marta Kostyuk gets the early break against Katie Boulter.<\/span> Photograph: Sarah Stier\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n

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Boulter begins her tournament by holding serve<\/strong> against Kostyuk.<\/strong> Kartal\u2019s start is less straightforward. Haddad Maia takes the first game on her serve as well as the first two points on Kartal\u2019s. The 23-year-old shows some ticker to hold.<\/p>\n

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Katie Boulter is up against Marta Kostyuk,<\/strong> the 27th seed. Getting to the second round hasn\u2019t been an issue for Boulter. She\u2019s got there in five consecutive slams \u2013 but can\u2019t find a way to get to the third. Her last third-round slam appearance was at the 2023 US Open. Sonay Kartal, facing Brazil\u2019s Beatriz Haddad Maia, is looking to build on her run to the fourth round at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

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Preamble<\/h2>\n

Hello, hello, hello and welcome to the last day of first-round action at Flushing Meadows. We\u2019ve got Iga Swiatek<\/strong> and Jannik Sinner<\/strong> leading the cast on Arthur Ashe, and we\u2019ll keep an eye on the Brits as well: Katie Boulter<\/strong> and Sonay Kartal<\/strong> will kick off at 11am local time\/4pm BST. Over on Louis Armstrong, we\u2019ll get a look at 10th seed Lorenzo Musetti<\/strong> as well as Amanda Anisimova<\/strong>, recent runner-up at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

The headlines from yesterday include Madison Keys\u2019 early exit, Venus Williams\u2019 return and, um, Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s haircut. Here\u2019s to some proper thrills today.<\/p>\n

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