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<\/p>\n 16h ago<\/p>\n Karolina Muchova (11) beats Marta Kostyuk (27) 6-3, 6-7 (0), 6-3<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 16h ago<\/p>\n Lorenzo Musetti (10) beats Jaume Munar 6-3, 6-0, 6-1<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 17h ago<\/p>\n Naomi Osaka (23) beats Coco Gauff (3) 6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 18h ago<\/p>\n Osaka wins the first set against Gauff 6-3<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 18h ago<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek (2) beats Ekaterina Alexandrova (13) 6-3, 6-1<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 19h ago<\/p>\n Felix Auger-Aliassime (25) beats Andrey Rublev (15) 7-5, 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 20h ago<\/p>\n Alex de Minaur (8) beats Leandro Riedi 6-3, 6-2, 6-1<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 21h ago<\/p>\n Preamble<\/p>\n <\/a>Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n We have just two matches left in the fourth round and they\u2019re set for Arthur Ashe this evening. Jannik Sinner will meet Alexander Bublik before Amanda Anisimova takes on Beatriz Haddad Maia. That will be all from me, with the blog returning tomorrow for quarter-final thrills. Cheers all for tuning in.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Karolina Muchova (11) beats Marta Kostyuk (27) 6-3, 6-7 (0), 6-3<\/p>\n Muchova has three match points on her serve. Kostyuk\u2019s backhand finds the corner to keep her alive, but Muchova takes the third opportunity, Kostyuk unable to keep the return in. Muchova sets up a challenging quarter final with Naomi Osaka.<\/p>\n Karolina Muchova celebrates after finally despatching Marta Kostyuk. Photograph: Maddie Meyer\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.03 EDT<\/p>\n Lorenzo Musetti (10) beats Jaume Munar 6-3, 6-0, 6-1<\/p>\n Clinical work. The tough part? A potential meeting with Jannik Sinner in the quarters.<\/p>\n An straightforward victory puts Lorenzo Musetti into the quarters. Photograph: Heather Khalifa\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.55 EDT<\/p>\n Kostyuk will not go quietly. She gets herself two break points \u2026 and the first one is saved in spectacular fashion by Muchova \u2013 she reaches wide to fetch a forehand volley that clips the net cord and goes her way. Kostyuk nets and Muchova, finalist at the 2023 French Open, finds the safe haven that is deuce. She saves another break point and pulls off a difficult hold. Muchova leads 5-2 in the deciding set.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Muchova\u2019s drop shot helps her to 40-15 and she dictates the next point brilliantly, a couple of backhand slices followed by the deep cross-court forehand. She leads 4-1 in the deciding set.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n We\u2019ve got a proper contest on Grandstand, with the 11th seed, Karolina Muchova, up against the 27th seed, Marta Kostyuk. Muchova took the first set 6-3, while Kostyuk was victorious in the second-set tie-break. Muchova has just landed a break in the third set and leads 3-1.<\/p>\n Karolina Muchova has the upper hand in the deciding set against Marta Kostyuk. Photograph: Heather Khalifa\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a016.26 EDT<\/p>\n Over on Louis Armstrong, Lorenzo Musetti is 6-3, 6-0, 2-1 up against Jaume Munar, the 10th seed looking set for his first US Open quarter-final.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Gauff was unable to get to a single break point, with Osaka relentless across an hour and a bit.<\/p>\n Osaka speaks: \u201cI\u2019m a little sensitive and I don\u2019t want to cry. I had so much fun out here. This is my favourite court in the world and it means so much to me to be back here.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, I look up to her [Gauff] a lot. The way she conducts herself, I think it\u2019s really special, to be such an amazing role model at such a young age is a gift and it\u2019s a talent that she has and I have all the respect in the world for her.\u201d<\/p>\n What a champion.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Naomi Osaka (23) beats Coco Gauff (3) 6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n Gauff, deeply frustrated, lets 40-15 slip to deuce. And she nets a forehand to provide Osaka match point. Another forehand goes wrong and it\u2019s all over. Naomi Osaka has delivered a statement victory.<\/p>\n A focused Naomi Osaka plays a backhand return during her victory over Coco Gauff. Photograph: Sarah Stier\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.38 EDT<\/p>\n Gauff tries something new, rushing to the net but unable to get on the end of Osaka\u2019s backhand. The third seed\u2019s backhand to the corner is unable to clip the line \u2013 Osaka is 5-2 up in the second set and just a game away. We\u2019ve had just an hour of play.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A horrible miscue from Gauff hands Osaka two chances to break \u2013 she needs just one as Gauff nets a backhand. Osaka is up 6-3, 4-2, staring at a first grand slam quarter-final since 2021.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Osaka is machine-like with the ball in her hand at the moment. She hasn\u2019t lost a point on her first serve and has won 74% of points on her second serve, too. She leads 6-3, 3-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lorenzo Musetti has taken the first set against Jaume Munar 6-3. Gauff holds to 15 and we\u2019re 2-2 in the second set on Arthur Ashe.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Osaka stays immense on her serve. Gauff has won just four points when receiving. Osaka leads 6-3, 2-1.<\/p>\n Naomi Osaka\u2019s service game has been on point. Photograph: Crist\u00f3bal Herrera\/EPAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.16 EDT<\/p>\n Some excellent defence from Gauff sees her go 15-0 up and she gets away with a slightly off drop shot, Osaka netting with a backhand. She holds; Osaka leads 6-3, 1-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Stunning from Osaka, who goes 30-0 up after closing a wild rally with the most delicious of forehands to the corner. Gauff\u2019s body language is all over the place, wondering what she has to do to even take a point of Osaka\u2019s serve. Well how about that: a forehand return brushes the line and she has that elusive point. Another fine return makes it 40-30 but Gauff nets a forehand. Osaka is up 6-3, 1-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Osaka wins the first set against Gauff 6-3<\/p>\n Gauff is a mixed bag with her serve, an ace and double fault in there before Osaka bangs down another cross-court backhand winner. And another double fault gives Osaka the first set! Wowzers. Osaka has been close to immaculate, welcoming her opponent\u2019s 16 unforced errors (Osaka has made five).<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Osaka races to 40-0 and Gauff, perhaps out of frustration, just wallops a flat forehand to get on the board. But it\u2019s another simple hold, with Osaka having lost just two points on her serve. Osaka is 5-3 up.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Gauff, from the forehand side, sends down a brilliant backhand winner. She holds and Osaka leads 4-3. Over on Louis Armstrong, 10th seed Lorenzo Musetti is underway against Jaume Munar and already up a break.<\/p>\n Coco Gauff bashes away a backhand. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.18 EDT<\/p>\n Osaka begins with an ace down the middle and Gauff is struggling to make any inroads on her opponent\u2019s serve. It\u2019s a love hold and Osaka leads 4-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Gauff\u2019s serve remains under the spotlight and she begins with a double fault, but it\u2019s smoother from there as she goes 40-15 up. Osaka reels off a backhand winner and takes it to deuce, but Gauff is victorious at the net before Osaka goes long with a down-the-line forehand. Osaka leads 3-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Gauff\u2019s forehand down the centre finds the net before Osaka laces a cross-court backhand to go 30-0 up. It\u2019s another straightforward hold. Osaka leads 3-1.<\/p>\n Naomi Osaka scampers across court to play a forehand. Photograph: Angela Weiss\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.44 EDT<\/p>\n Gauff races to a love hold, a couple of aces in there, too. Osaka leads 2-1 in the first set.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Well then, this is some start from Naomi Osaka. The 23rd seed is up and away with a 2-0 lead in the first set, Gauff beginning with a string of unforced errors.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Alexandrova suffered with her second serves, winning just 27% of her points on those. The action doesn\u2019t stop, with Coco Gauff<\/a> and Naomi Osaka making their way out on Arthur Ashe for today\u2019s headline clash.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Iga Swiatek (2) beats Ekaterina Alexandrova (13) 6-3, 6-1<\/p>\n Swiatek heads to the net to sweep away a backhand and go 30-15 up. Alexandrova recovers though, attacking to give herself a chance of survival, launching the ball deep to give Swiatek some bother on the baseline. But the 2022 US Open champion prevails, a backhand winner sending her through to the quarters.<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek celebrates winning her round of 16 match against Ekaterina Alexandrova. Photograph: Kylie Cooper\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.21 EDT<\/p>\n Swiatek has another chance to break, and Alexandrova\u2019s fourth double fault of the match provides it. The second seed will serve for the match, up 6-3, 5-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Swiatek has little to worry about at the moment. She\u2019s 6-3, 4-1 up against Alexandrova.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Felix Auger-Aliassime (25) beats Andrey Rublev (15) 7-5, 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n Rublev holds and Auger-Aliassime is up again, serving to reach the last eight. He is up to the net to secure the first point, a statement move. A lightning ace follows and another first serve sets him up for a deep forehand winner. Three match points: he needs just one, a backhand down the line setting up a wonderful victory.<\/p>\n Felix Auger-Aliassime flings a forehand during his straight sets victory over Andrey Rublev. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.18 EDT<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime is up 4-3 and serving in the third set. Rublev needs something to change \u2013 instead comes a complete miscue with the forehand, Auger-Aliassime going 30-0 up. An ace down the middle follows and the hold is straightforward. Auger-Aliassime leads 6-5, 6-3, 5-3.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Right, how much fight has Rublev got in him? He came from a set down to beat Auger-Aliassime in the 2024 Madrid Open final. He quickly holds to 15. Auger-Aliassime leads 7-5, 6-3, 3-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Swiatek holds to lead 5-3 before Alexandrova double-faults to set up deuce. Oh dear \u2013 another double fault hands Swiatek set point. The world No 2 is gifted it, with Alexandrova netting an attempted drop shot. Swiatek takes it 6-3.<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek stretches for a forehand return to Ekaterina Alexandrova. Photograph: Kylie Cooper\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.20 EDT<\/p>\n It\u2019s 3-3 in the first set between Swiatek and Alexandrova, with the latter serving. Swiatek sees an opportunity at 15-30, launching an electric backhand return on the second serve. And then Alexandrova has a nightmare at the net, setting up for a forehand smash before trying to drop the ball \u2026 except it doesn\u2019t go over. Swiatek breaks and leads 4-3 in the first set.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Rublev fails to hold his serve to start the third set. Auger-Aliassime \u2013 up 7-5, 6-3, 1-0 \u2013 is so very close to his first grand-slam quarter-final since the 2022 Australian Open.<\/p>\n Andrey Rublev misses a shot against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.15 EDT<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime is serving for the second set \u2013 and he does so with aplomb, resisting as Rublev launches some flat, fizzing forehands. Auger-Aliassime leads 7-5, 6-3 and Rublev is showing signs of combustion. The Canadian launched 15 winners in that set; Rublev managed four.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a013.31 EDT<\/p>\n Over on Louis Armstrong, it\u2019s 1-1 between Swiatek and Alexandrova, both failing to hold serve.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Rublev, I should remind you, has won seven of his eight meetings against Auger-Aliassime. The 25th seed holds his serve and is up 7-5, 5-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Rublev double-faults and we\u2019re at deuce. Auger-Aliassime loves the second serve, stepping inside to wallop a cross-court forehand winner. Rublev, furious with himself, then sends a backhand wide. He smashes his racket into the ground. Auger-Aliassime has the break and leads 7-5, 4-2. <\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Iga Swiatek is getting ready for battle, up against Ekaterina Alexandrova, the 13th seed, who is yet to drop a set in the tournament. Swiatek leads 4-2 in the career head-to-head.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime\u2019s has a chance to get to break point … but he messes up an overhead smash, sending it long. Rublev manages to hold, Auger-Aliassime up 7-5, 2-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n YO COUSIN!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime\u2019s forehand down the line has been joyous to watch. He powers his way to 15-30, but Rublev launches a recovery to hold. Auger-Aliassime leads 7-5, 1-1. <\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Rublev has a break point in the first game of the second set but Auger-Aliassime leaps at the net to volley and set up deuce. A second break point is saved too, and Auger-Aliassime\u2019s defence comes to the fore in a 23-shot rally that goes his way. He manages to hold, extending his lead to 7-5, 1-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Alex de Minaur (8) beats Leandro Riedi 6-3, 6-2, 6-1<\/p>\n De Minaur prevails after an hour and a half, strolling into the last eight. It brings an end to a fine showing by Riedi, who advanced through qualifying to beat the 19th seed Francisco Cerundolo in the second round.<\/p>\n Alex De Minaur bops a backhand during his victory over Leandro Riedi. Photograph: Kylie Cooper\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.48 EDT<\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime sees an opportunity at 15-30, advancing to the net to sweep a forehand winner and set up two set points. He\u2019s looked so powerful in the last 15 minutes \u2026 but he just loses his radar, two forehands going wrong to prompt deuce. A forehand down the line ends a lengthy rally to set up a third set point \u2026 and Auger-Aliassime is undone by a second serve that narrowly remains in bounds. But here comes a fourth chance \u2026 and it\u2019s taken! Auger-Aliassime peppers the forehands from the backhand corner and is up to the net to take the first set 7-5. Rublev is not a happy chap as he leaves the court for a breather.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime is on the attack with his serve, two aces in the game setting him up for a 40-30 lead. A wide forehand from Rublev gives the Canadian a 6-5 lead in the first set.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Elsewhere, De Minaur has taken the second set against Riedi to lead 6-3, 6-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A love hold from Auger-Aliassime put him up 5-4 \u2013 he\u2019s won 10 points in a row!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Auger-Aliassime is a break down but his serve is still in decent order as he holds. Rublev leads 4-3 in the first set but Auger-Aliassime has an opening at 0-30 after Rublev goes way wide with a backhand. Auger-Aliassime then thumps a forehand return on the second serve down the line to set up three break points. Rublev nets a backhand and that is a quickfire game from Auger-Aliassime, levelling up at 4-4 in the first set.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n De Minaur is racing away, up 5-0 in the second set against Riedi and about to serve. Riedi, ranked 435 in the world, has had a fine run to this point but \u2026 oh, wait \u2013 a spanking forehand sets up a second break point and he takes it, pumping the right fist in relief, a game finally on the board. Nonetheless, De Minaur leads 6-3, 5-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.10 EDT<\/p>\n Rublev has a break point \u2026 and he takes it after Auger-Aliassime goes long with a backhand. Rublev has a 7-1 record against Auger-Aliassime \u2013 they last met at Hamburg in May \u2013 and he\u2019s up 2-1 in the first set.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n De Minaur is looking rather comfortable over on Louis Armstrong. He\u2019s already 3-0 up in the second set against Riedi, breaking the Swiss player\u2019s serve twice. An overhead smash seals the second break.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.03 EDT<\/p>\n Felix Auger-Aliassime is here after trumping the third seed Alexander Zverev \u2013 this is his first time in the fourth round of the US Open since his run to the semis in 2021. He thunders an ace down to hold his serve and go 1-0 up in the first set against Andrey Rublev.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Alex de Minaur takes the first set against Leandro Riedi 6-4, secured after Riedi goes long with a blasted forehand. The Australian has a peculiar record at the slams, reaching the quarter-finals of all four tournaments. But he\u2019s still waiting for his first semi-final appearance.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n Hello, hello, hello and welcome to another week at Flushing Meadows. We\u2019ve got more last-16 action in the singles, with eighth seed Alex de Minaur<\/a> already up and running on Louis Armstrong, facing the Swiss qualifier Leandro Riedi. Iga Swiatek\u2019s clash with Ekaterina Alexandrova will follow.<\/p>\n Felix Auger-Aliassime will open up on Arthur Ashe against Andrey Rublev, but the real eye-catcher is Naomi Osaka\u2019s meeting with Coco Gauff<\/a>, their first match at a grand slam since the 2020 Australian Open, when a 15-year-old Gauff shocked the defending champion. Here\u2019s to some more drama today.<\/p>\n