Alcaraz Sweeps Wu, Reaches US Open Fourth Round — SkimNews
Get the Sports newsletter
Daily sports — scores, transfers, the storylines from the leagues you actually follow. Free.
- Carlos Alcaraz defeated Wu Yibing 6-3 6-4 6-1 to reach the US Open fourth round in his first match back from a four-month wrist injury, closing the match with an ace and setting up a fourth-round meeting with Tommy Paul.
- Aryna Sabalenka beat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-3 6-4 but stopped play mid-match to complain about a "strong" smell of cannabis drifting into the court from the stands.
- Serena and Venus Williams teamed up in doubles on Day 6, drawing the marquee billing the Sky Sports live blog gave the session.
- Jessica Pegula came from behind to beat Leylah Fernandez in her third-round match, with the blog tagging it as a fight-back result.
- Naomi Osaka publicly urged US Open influencers to respect tennis "etiquette," pointing to crowd-distraction concerns on the Flushing Meadows grounds.
- Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Elina Svitolina were in third-round action overnight, completing the slate of names the blog flagged for the late session.
Why it matters: Alcaraz's straight-sets rout of Wu Yibing in his comeback match from a wrist injury signals he is approaching full form, with Tommy Paul now standing between him and the quarter-finals. The Williams sisters' doubles reunion and Sabalenka's cannabis-smell stoppage turned Day 6 into a storyline-driven session rather than one defined purely by results.
Ask SkimNews
