NEW YORK: Reigning champion Jannik Sinner came through a testing encounter with Canadian 27th seed Denis Shapovalov on Saturday to book his place in the US Open last 16. World number one Sinner rallied from a set down to beat Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 and keep alive his bid to become the first man to retain the title in New York since Roger Federer in 2008. “A very, very tough match today. I’ve known Denis for quite a long time. I knew that I had to play at a very high level,” said Sinner, who lost his previous meeting with Shapovalov at the 2021 Australian Open.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner beats world number 36 Alexei Popyrin in straight sets to secure a safe passage through to the US Open third round.

L'australiano battuto in tre set 6-3 6-2 6-2 (ANSA)