US Open: Dimitrov eases past Hijikata to move into third round

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 9 seed, moved into the third round of the US Open by beating Australian Rinky Hijikata 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (4) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Dimitrov, ranked No 9, will play Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor next.

The 33-year-old Bulgarian won against French qualifier Kyrian Jacquet (6-3, 6-4, 6-2) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the US Open, Hijikata, ranked No 62, won against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3).

New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 75.000.000, most recent results first):

• Laslo Djere vs. Novak Djokovic
• Matteo Berrettini vs. Taylor Fritz
• Jordan Thompson vs. Hubert Hurkacz
• Matteo Arnaldi vs. Roman Safiullin
• Mariano Navone vs. Daniel Evans
• Alex De Minaur vs. Otto Virtanen
• Tomas Machac vs. Sebastian Korda
• David Goffin vs. Adrian Mannarino
• Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Jack Draper
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Fabian Marozsan vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Flavio Cobolli vs. Zizou Bergs
• Tristan Schoolkate vs. Jakub Mensik
• Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Nuno Borges
• Max Purcell vs. Tommy Paul
• Arthur Fils vs. Gabriel Diallo
• Mattia Bellucci vs. Christopher O’Connell
• Jannik Sinner vs. Alex Michelsen
• Casper Ruud vs. Gael Monfils
• Alexei Popyrin vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
• Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti
• Ugo Humbert vs. Francisco Comesana
• Ben Shelton vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
• Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Juncheng Shang
• Alexander Shevchenko vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Andrey Rublev vs. Arthur Rinderknech
• Alexandre Muller vs. Alexander Zverev: wednesday
• Brandon Nakashima vs. Arthur Cazaux: wednesday
• Sebastian Baez vs. Tallon Griekspoor: wednesday
• Mitchell Krueger vs. Jiri Lehecka: wednesday
• Francisco Cerundolo vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry: wednesday