(New York) World No. 1 Jannik Sinner had no trouble qualifying for the round of 16 of the US Open on Saturday, beating Australian Christopher O’Connell (87)e) 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
The 23-year-old Italian will face American Tommy Paul (14) on Monday.e) or the Canadian Gabriel Diallo (143e) to try to reach the quarter-finals.
In 2022, Sinner was beaten at the gates of the last four by the future winner of the tournament Carlos Alcaraz, at the end of a very high-flying duel.
This year, his Spanish rival failed to advance past the second round, and Novak Djokovic fell in the third, leaving the US Open draw more open than at any time in twenty years.
Sinner, winner of the Australian Open in January, is aiming for a second Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows.