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Patna : Second seed Dominic Thiem, 27, Austria, 15th seed Felix Auger Aliassime, 20, Canada, Frances Tiafoe, 22, USA, entered the 4th round of US Open tennis tournament at Newyork City, Newyork, USA, on September 6, 2020, winning their respective third round matches. But, 8th seed Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, and 11th seed Karen Khachanov, Russia, crashed out of the tournament both losing their respective third round matches in five-sets.
Dominic Thiem beat 2014 US Open Champion Marin Cilic, Croatia, the 31st seed, in four-sets 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Thiem won 5 break points in the match to just 1 by Cilic. Thiem also fired 9 Aces to 5 by the Croatian. The Austrian won 7 games in a row during the match to 3 by Cilic.
Felix Auger Aliassime brushed aside Corentin Moutet, 21, France, 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 to enter the 4th round . Aliassime won 7 break points in the match to just 1 by Moutet. The Canadian fired 5 Aces to 2 by Moutet. Aliassime also 7 games in a row in the match. The Canadian committed 4 double faults to 3 by Moutet. Aliassime will clash with Thiem in Round of 16 on September 7, 2020.
Tiafoe, 22, crushed Marton Fucsovics, 28, Hungary, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 to sail into the Round of 16. Tiafoe won 6 break points in the match to just 1 by Fucsovics. Both the players fired 4 Aces each. But, Tiafoe won 4 games in a row in the match. Tiafoe will face 3rd seed Daniil Medvedev, Russia, in Round of 16 on September 7, 2020.
But, unseeded Vasek Pospisil, 30, Canada, stunned 8th seed Roberto Bautista Agut, 32, Spain, in a five-set marathon 7-5, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2on September 5, 2020, late night, to enter Round of 16. Pospisil hammered 19 Aces in the match to just 2 by the Spainiard. The Canadian won 4 break points in the match to 3 by Agut. The Spainiard though won 5 games in a row during match to 3 by Pospisil, who will face 21st seed Alex de Minaur, 21 Australia, in Round of 16 on September 16.
Australian Minaur had stunned 11th seed Karen Khachanov, Russia, in five-sets 6-4, 0-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in 3rd round on September 5, 2020, night, to enter the Round of 16. Minaur 6 break points in the match to 5 by the Russian. Minaur fired 8 Aces in the match to 6 by Khachanov.
Fifth seed Alexander Zverev, 23, Germany, beat 32nd seed Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 rallying back from one set down in third round. Zverev, who fired 14 Aces in the match to 4 by Mannarino, will face fast rising Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 21, Spain, in Round of 16 on September 6 night.