Corentin Moutet, currently only 112 in the world, lost 6:7 (5:7), 2:6 against the Chinese Wu Yibing in the third round of qualifying, but then slipped into the men’s field due to a cancellation.
After victories over Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) and Botic van de Zandschulp, the 23-year-old now took on Argentinian Pedro Cachín, who is 46 places better in the world rankings: 6:3, 4:6, 6:2, 7:5 was called it after 3:17 hours. Moutet now challenges Casper Ruud (Norway/No. 5).
Meanwhile, Ruud and Tommy Paul (USA/No. 29) gave each other nothing for more than four hours. The tie-break had to be held three times, in the fourth set Paul managed the break to make it 7:5.
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But then the US boy’s battery was empty – Ruud cruised in the deciding set to 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 7 (7: 5), 7: 6 (7: 2), 5: 7, 6: 0 -Success. If everything goes well, the French Open finalist can take over number one in the world rankings with a win at the US Open – in the worst case he will move up to sixth place.
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Draper has to retire injured
Olympic silver medalist Karen Khachanov (No. 27) is in the round of 16 of the US Open for the first time.
The Russian benefited from Jack Draper’s injury-related retirement in round three at a score of 6-3, 4-6, 6-5. The 20-year-old Briton, who surprised Félix Auger-Aliassime in the previous round, had to retire with a hamstring injury.
“I’ve had problems before and there have been a lot of matches in the last seven weeks, so it probably cost me,” said Draper: “I tried to reach a ball and then it was a sudden pain. If you pull something and it gets worse, you know there’s not much more you can do.”
Draper had only been in the main draw twice at a major at Wimbledon and had not advanced past the 2nd round there. He had already attracted attention in 2022 with victories over Taylor Fritz (Queen’s), Diego Schwartzman (Eastbourne) and Stefanos Tsitsipas and Gaël Monfils (both Montreal).
The Men’s Matches on Friday (Tag Session):
- M. Berrettini (ITA / 13) – A. Murray (GBR) 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 7 (1: 7), 6: 3
- A. Davidovich Fokina (ESP) – DE Galan (COL/Q) 6:4, 5:7, 6:4, 6:4
- C. Moutet (FRA/LL) – P. Cachín (ARG) 6:3, 4:6, 6:2, 7:5
- K. Khachanov (—/27) – J. Draper (GBR) 6:3, 4:6, 6:5 – surrender Draper
- C. Ruud (NOR/5) – T. Paul (USA/29) 7:6 (7:3), 6:7 (7:5), 7:6 (7:2), 5:7, 6:0
- P. Carreño Busta (ESP/12) – A. de Minaur (AUS/18) | Livescoring
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