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Patna : World No 117 Botic van de Zandschulp, 25, Netherland, a qualifier, stunned 8th seed Casper Ruud, 22, Norway, in men’s singles second round of US Open on September 1, 2021, night. Zandschulp beat World No 11 Ruud in a tough four-set contest 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 coming from behind to reach the third round of U S Open.
Zandschulp won 4 break points during the match to 2 by the Norwegian. The Duth fired 10 Aces during the match to 4 by Ruud. THe Nowwegian, however, won 5 games in a row during the match to 3 by the Dutch. Ruud committed 3 double faults to 5 by Zandschulp. The Dutch won 82 service points to 72 by Ruud. Zandschulp, in all, won 125 points duringt the match to 114 points by Ruud.
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, 23, Greece, beat World No 44 Adrian Mannarino, 33, France, in four-sets 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 6-0 in second round on September 2, 2021, early morning, winning 5 break points to move into third round. World No 3 Tsitsipas hammered 27 Aces during the match to 6 by Mannarino, who won the tiebreak. Tsitsipas also won 6 games in a row during the match. The Greek, in all, won 126 points during the match to 95 by the Frenchman.