Chris O'Connell was blown off the court by the number one seed Jannik Sinner, who avoided the fate of Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz to march into the second week.
Number one seed Jannik Sinner beat Australian Chris O'Connell in straight sets inside two hours.World number one Jannik Sinner 's bid for a second grand slam title continued to gain momentum as he thumped Christopher O'Connell 6-1 6-4 6-2 to reach the fourth round at the US Open on Saturday.The Italian made slow starts in his opening two matches at the US Open but he shot out of the blocks on Arthur Ashe Stadium court for a 5-0 lead before taking the first set on serve.
Australian Open champion Sinner's strongest weapon in the victory was his flawless serve, firing 15 aces and denying O'Connell any break points across the three sets."I knew I had to play very solid throughout the whole match. The serve was working well today. I'm happy about my performance." The Italian will have been happy to get through the test of O'Connell after seeing two of his biggest rivals for the title at Flushing Meadows fall by the wayside this week, with both
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