World No 111 Kudla upsets orld No 29 Lajovic to reach US Open 3rd round

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Patna : World No 11 Denis Kudla, 27, USA, upset World No 29 Dusan Lajovic, 29, Serbia, to enter the 3rd round of US Open at New York City, New York, USA, on August 29, 2019, night. Kudla beat Lajovic in four-sets 7-5, 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 in 2nd round. Both the players won 5 break points each in the match. The American fired 10 Aces in the match to 8 by Lajovic. Kudla though also committed 6 double faults to 1 by Lajovic.

World No 15 David Goffin, Belgium, beat World No 109 Gregoire Barrere, 25, France, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to enter the 3rd round. Goffin fired 8 Aces in the match to 2 by Barrere. Goffin won 7 break points in the match to 1 by Barrere.