Alex De Minaur Marches Into Us Open Last 16 As Daria Kasatkina Bows Out

Alex de Minaur has surged into nan US Open 2nd week for a 5th clip pinch a business-like triumph complete wounded German Daniel Altmaier.

Australia’s past subordinate opinionated erstwhile more, De Minaur recovered from a group down to advancement aft Altmaier retired injured erstwhile nan Demon was starring 6-7 (9-7) 6-3 6-4 2-0 connected Saturday (Sunday AEST).

Altmaier had battled for much than 4 hours and saved a lucifer constituent successful an epic third-round triumph complete Stefanos Tsitsipas and fought valiantly to backmost up.

But energetic De Minaur was a man connected a ngo and pounced aft his sapped force required 2 aesculapian time-outs to dainty a thigh strain.

Once down 2 sets to one, Altmaier looked a man resigned to conclusion and Australia’s eighth seed moved successful for nan kill.

A exemplary of consistency, De Minaur has now made nan past 16 astatine 8 of nan past 9 expansive slams.

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The 26-year-old has a immense opportunity to make nan Open quarter-finals for a 3rd clip erstwhile he faces Swiss qualifier Leandro Riedi, nan world No 435, successful nan 4th round.

De Minaur is nan lone Australian near successful nan singles aft women’s 15th seed Daria Kasatkina mislaid her third-round conflict pinch two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka 6-0 4-6 6-3.

Cheered connected arsenic an adopted favourite by nan New York crowd, Japan’s Osaka group up a fourth-round title pinch Coco Gauff.

But for Russian-born Kasatkina, nan 15th seed, hoping to scope nan 4th information successful her 11th ace astatine nan US Open but successful only her 3rd expansive slam this play nether nan Australian flag, location was small to cheer aft she sewage fed a “bagel” pinch her 6-0 trouncing successful nan opening group connected Saturday.

Her fightback to triumph nan 2nd stanza did consciousness redoubtable aft she had been truthful wholly outplayed early on, but successful a lucifer that ever felt arsenic it was connected nan much powerful Japanese’s racquet, nan four-time awesome champ Osaka regrouped to return triumph aft 1 hr and 44 minutes connected Louis Armstrong Stadium.