NEW YORK: Alexander Zverev cruised into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win over Britain’s Jacob Fearnley.
Three-time Grand Slam runner-up Zverev eased past world number 60 Fearnley 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to book a date with Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime or Russia’s Roman Safiullin.
Only Carlos Alcaraz has more than Zverev’s 45 match wins on the men’s circuit this season.
Third seed Zverev has reached at least the quarter-finals in each of his last four trips to New York, where he finished runner-up in 2020.
Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have scooped the last seven Grand Slams together but Zverev is hoping to muscle in on their territory and claim an elusive first major.
“I’m here to spoil the party. I’m going to try to do that,” said Zverev, who lost last year’s French Open final to Alcaraz and came second to Sinner in Melbourne in January.
Zverev sweeps into US Open third round
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Zverev sweeps into US Open third round
Top matchups of young players set for Next Gen ATP
- 8 players to compete for over $2m from Dec. 17-21
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JEDDAH: The world’s top 20-and-under singles players of the ATP Tour season are set for big match-ups at the Next Gen ATP Finals after eight players were drawn into two groups at Sunday’s draw ceremony.
The event took place at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah with the participation of Mohammed Al-Sarah, president of the Saudi Tennis Federation, and ATP Supervisor Ahmed Abdel-Azim.
The eighth edition of the Next Gen ATP Finals 2025, from Dec. 17 to 21, will be held under the supervision of the Ministry of Sports, and sponsored by the Public Investment Fund.
The tournament features a special format. Matches are best-of-five sets, first to four games each, with a tiebreak at 3-all. Additionally, matches are played with no-ad scoring and reduced shot-clock times.
The blue group includes Martin Landaluce, Rafa Jodar, favorite Learner Tien, and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, a former junior world No. 1.
The red group comprises Alexander Blockx, Dino Prizmic, Nishesh Basavareddy, and Justin Engel.
The tournament has a total prize pool of over $2 million with a maximum of $539,750 for the player who wins all five matches.
