US Open: Fritz thrashes Mensik to end the young Czech’s impressive run and move into last 16

American Taylor Fritz, the No 9 seed, defeated qualifier Jakub Mensik 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the last 16 of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Fritz, ranked No 9, will play Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker next.

Earlier in the tournament, the American won against wildcard Steve Johnson (6-2, 6-1, 6-2) and Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (6-1, 6-2, 6-2).

Mensik, ranked No 206, won against Frenchman Gregoire Barrere (6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2) and French qualifier Titouan Droguet (3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (1), 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Flushing Meadows tournament.

New York (Grand Slam), other third-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 44.700.000, most recent results first):

• Daniil Medvedev vs. Sebastian Baez
• Alexander Zverev vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Nicolas Jarry vs. Alex De Minaur
• Stan Wawrinka vs. Jannik Sinner
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Andrey Rublev
• Matteo Arnaldi vs. Cameron Norrie
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Daniel Evans
• Michael Mmoh vs. Jack Draper
• Laslo Djere vs. Novak Djokovic
• Borna Gojo vs. Jiri Vesely: friday
• Dominic Stricker beat Benjamin Bonzi (WC): 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2
• Rinky Hijikata (WC) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
• Frances Tiafoe (10) beat Adrian Mannarino (22): 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (6)
• Ben Shelton beat Aslan Karatsev: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
• Tommy Paul (14) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (21): 6-1, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3