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Patna : Second seed Daniil Medvedev, 25, Russia; 12th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, 21, Canada; World No 55 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia, 18, Spain; and World No 117 Botic van de Zandschulp, 25, Netherlands, have reached the men’s singles quarter-finals of US Open at New York, USA.
World No 2 Daniil Medvedev, the 2019 US Open and 2021 Australian Open finalist, beat World No 27 Daniel Evans, 31, UK, in straight sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 in Round of 16 on September 5, 2021, late night, hammering 13 Aces during the match to none by the Brit. The Russian won 5 break points during the match to 1 by Evans. Medvedev won 3 games in a row in the match to 2 by Evans. The Russian, who has won 12 career titles, won 94 points during the match to 61 points by 24th seed Evans.
World No 117 Botic van de Zandschulp upset 11th seed Dieg Schwartzman, 29, Argentina, in a five-set thriller 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 5-7, 6-1 in Round of 16 on September 5, 2021, late night. The Dutch, a qualifier, fired 15 Aces during the match to just 1 by Schwartzman. Zandschulp, however, also committed 10 double faults during the match to 6 by the Argentinian. Zandschulp won 7 break points during the match to 4 by Schwartzman. Both the players won 3 games each in a row. Zandschulp, in all, won 165 points to 147 points by Schwartzman. Zandschulp will face Medvedev in quarter-final on September 7, 2021.
World No 55 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia beat World No 141 Peter Gojowczwk, Germany, in a five-sets 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 in Round of 16 on September 6, 2021, early morning. The Spaniard won 13 break points during the match to 7 by the German. Garfia also won 8 games in a row during the match to 3 by the German. The Spaniard, in all, won 161 points during the match to 130 points by Gojowczyk. Garfia fired 7 Aces during the match to 3 by Gojowczyk.
World No 15 Aliassime, the 12th seed, beat World No 50 Frances Tiafoe, 23, USA, in four sets 4-6, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 in Round of 16 rallying back from one set down. Aliassime hammered 24 Aces during the match to 10 by Tiafoe. The Canadian, however, also committed 8 double faults to 3 by the American. Aliassime won 3 break points in the match besides a tiebreak. The Canadian won 5 games in a row in the match to 2 by Tiafoe. Aliassime, in all, won 139 points during the match to 124 points by the American. Aliassime will face Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in QFs on September 7, 2021.