Chris O’Connell is having fun with a career-best run on the US Open, advancing to the lads’s singles third spherical for the primary time.
New York, USA, 30 August 2024 | Leigh Rogersupset twenty sixth seed Nicolas Jarry within the opening spherical earlier this week.
The world No.87, who has been coping with a shoulder damage which brought on him to withdraw from Roland Garros and the Paris Olympics in current months, final gained back-to-back tour-level main-draw matches in March.
Having fun with a career-best run on the US Open, O’Connell’s efficiency matches his third-round appearances recorded at Australian Open 2022 and Wimbledon final season.
His reward is a third-round showdown with one other Italian, world No.1 and reigning Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner.
They’ve met twice earlier than, splitting the outcomes.
Aussies in motion – US Open
RESULTS
Males’s singles, second spherical
Jordan Thompson (AUS) d [7] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 7-6(2) 6-1 7-5
Chris O’Connell (AUS) d [Q] Mattia Bellucci (ITA) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
> READ: Thompson stuns world No.7 Hurkacz at US Open 2024
COMING UP
Males’s singles, second spherical
[10] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [Q] Otto Virtanen (FIN)
Max Purcell (AUS) v [14] Tommy Paul (USA)
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v Nuno Borges (POR)
[WC] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) v Jakub Mensik (CZE)
Males’s singles, third spherical
[28] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Chris O’Connell (AUS) v [1] Jannik Sinner (ITA)
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [30] Matteo Arnaldi (ITA)
> VIEW: US Open 2024 males’s singles draw
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