US Open: Paul books spot in third round as Purcell quits

American Tommy Paul, the No 14 seed, moved into the third round of the US Open with his opponent Max Purcell from Australia retiring after two sets and a game on Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Paul led 7-5, 6-0, 1-0 when Purcell decided to quit.

After a close fight in the opening set, Paul came out all guns blazing in the second as he dished out a bagel. He pressed Purcell further by breaking him in the first game of the third set before the Aussie felt it was enough and walked to the net to shake hands.

Paul’s next challenge in Flushing Meadows is Canadian qualifier Gabriel Diallo, who upset No 24 seed Arthur Fils 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 in the second round. It will be the American’s first-ever meeting with Diallo on the tour.

Notably, Tommy Paul won against Italian Lorenzo Sonego (6-4, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2) in the first round, whereas world No 143 Diallo downed Spain’s Jaume Munar (6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5) after coming through the qualifying rounds.

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

• Gabriel Diallo (Q) beat Arthur Fils (24): 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4
• Alex De Minaur (10) beat Otto Virtanen (Q): 7-5, 6-1, 7-6 (3)
• Flavio Cobolli (31) beat Zizou Bergs: 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
• Jack Draper (25) beat Facundo Diaz Acosta: 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
• David Goffin beat Adrian Mannarino: 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1)
• Nuno Borges beat Thanasi Kokkinakis: 6-4, 7-5, 7-5
• Jannik Sinner (1) beat Alex Michelsen: 6-4, 6-0, 6-2
• Jordan Thompson beat Hubert Hurkacz (7): 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-5
• Matteo Arnaldi (30) beat Roman Safiullin: 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
• Tomas Machac beat Sebastian Korda (16): 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
• Christopher O’Connell beat Mattia Bellucci (Q): 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
• Novak Djokovic (2) beat Laslo Djere: 6-4, 6-4, 2-0 ret.
• Taylor Fritz (12) beat Matteo Berrettini: 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-1
• Casper Ruud (8) beat Gael Monfils: 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
• Lorenzo Musetti (18) beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
• Ben Shelton (13) beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
• 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)
• Francisco Comesana beat Ugo Humbert (17): 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
• Andrey Rublev (6) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 4-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
• 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
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Fabian Marozsan vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Mariano Navone vs. Daniel Evans
• Tristan Schoolkate vs. Jakub Mensik

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