NEW YORK, Sept 6 : Highlights of the eighth day at the U.S. Open on Sunday (times GMT):0109 SHELTON DEFEATS TSITSIPASAmerican Ben Shelton downed Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-3 6-4 to set up a quarter-final showdown with world number three Carlos Alcaraz. 0028 PEGULA ADVANCES
American Jessica Pegula, the 2024 runner-up, reached the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Romania's Sorana Cirstea. 2237 TIAFOE OUSTS MEDVEDEV Frances Tiafoe dispatched 2021 U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6(1) 6-4 7-6(6) to punch his ticket to the quarter-finals. He will meet fellow American Alex Michelsen, who beat Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(6) 6-4 6-4 earlier in the day. READ MOREPegula powers past Cirstea as Romanian bids farewell to US OpenAlcaraz builds steam at US Open, Sabalenka and Noskova book showdownStill on court after 20 years, the Honey Deuce keeps winning at the US OpenElectric Alcaraz senses title chance after cruising into US Open quartersNoskova prepared for anything against quarter-final foe SabalenkaTiafoe shines on 'people's court' to slay old rival MedvedevOutstanding Alcaraz outguns Paul to reach US Open quarter-finalsSabalenka fights past Townsend into US Open quarters2033 ALCARAZ BEATS PAULDefending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated American Tommy Paul 6-4 6-3 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals. 1916 NOSKOVA DOWNS KOSTYUKWimbledon champion Linda Noskova secured her spot in the quarter-finals with a 7-5 5-7 6-4 victory over Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk. She will next face Aryna Sabalenka. 1656 SABALENKA SEES OFF TOWNSENDDefending champion Aryna Sabalenka marched into the quarter-finals with a 6-4 6-3 win over Taylor Townsend.1550 PLAY BEGINSWorld number one Aryna Sabalenka began her fourth-round match against Townsend on Arthur Ashe Stadium.U.S. OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON SUNDAY (prefix number denotes seeding):ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1530 GMT/1130 ET)1-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) v Taylor Townsend (U.S.)20-Tommy Paul (U.S.) v 2-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)8-Ben Shelton (U.S.) v Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)21-Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) v 26-Emma Navarro (U.S.)LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM (1500 GMT/1100 ET)11-Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) v 6-Linda Noskova (Czech Republic)7-Daniil Medvedev (Russia) v 11-Frances Tiafoe (U.S.)3-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) v 16-Sorana Cirstea (Romania)
