US Open: Comesana scores biggest win of career over Humbert to reach third round
Francisco Comesana edged out Ugo Humbert 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday and will play the winner of the match between Italian Matteo Berrettini and American Taylor Fritz, the No 12 seed, in the next round
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Argentinian Francisco Comesana reached the third round of the US Open by edging out Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 17 seed, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Comesana, ranked No 108, will face the winner of the match between Italian Matteo Berrettini and American Taylor Fritz, the No 12 seed, next.
The Argentinian defeated Swiss Dominic Stricker (4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3) in the previous round of the US Open.
In the previous round of the US Open, Humbert, ranked No 17, won against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (6-3, 6-4, 6-4).
New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 75.000.000, most recent results first):
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Fabian Marozsan vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Max Purcell vs. Tommy Paul
- Mariano Navone vs. Daniel Evans
- Tristan Schoolkate vs. Jakub Mensik
- Arthur Fils vs. Gabriel Diallo
- Alex De Minaur vs. Otto Virtanen
- David Goffin vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Jack Draper
- Flavio Cobolli vs. Zizou Bergs
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Nuno Borges
- Jannik Sinner vs. Alex Michelsen
- Jordan Thompson vs. Hubert Hurkacz
- Matteo Arnaldi vs. Roman Safiullin
- Tomas Machac vs. Sebastian Korda
- Mattia Bellucci vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Laslo Djere vs. Novak Djokovic
- Matteo Berrettini vs. Taylor Fritz
- Casper Ruud vs. Gael Monfils
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti: wednesday
- Ben Shelton vs. Roberto Bautista Agut: wednesday
- Alexei Popyrin (28) beat Pedro Martinez Portero: 6-2, 6-4, 6-0
- Juncheng Shang beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (2)
- Andrey Rublev vs. Arthur Rinderknech: wednesday
- Frances Tiafoe (20) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-4, 6-1, 1-0 ret.
- Alexander Zverev (4) beat Alexandre Muller (WC): 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Brandon Nakashima beat Arthur Cazaux: 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Sebastian Baez (21): 6-1, 2-0 ret.
- Grigor Dimitrov (9) beat Rinky Hijikata: 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Jiri Lehecka (32) beat Mitchell Krueger (Q): 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Francisco Cerundolo (29): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
