The young Australian takes on the world No.3 at Flushing Meadows for a spot in the quarter-finals.
American Frances Tiafoe was too strong for the Australian in their fourth round match,but Rinky Hijikata’s performance at the Open has earned him a tidy pay packet and pushed his ranking inside the world’s top 100.
Alex de Minaur is hunting a third victory over Daniil Medvedev and a second US Open quarter-final as his career-best season rages on under the bright New York lights.
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Rinky Hijikata’s audacious run at the New York grand slam continued with a third-round victory over Zhizhen Zhang,earning the young Aussie a career-best pay day of nearly $440,000.
Alex de Minaur took less than 90 minutes to advance to the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows at the expense of China’s Yibing Wu.
Daria Saville drove the defending champion mad at times before world No.1 Iga Swiatek extended her winning streak at Flushing Meadows to nine matches,while injury has forced Ajla Tomljanovic out of competition.
World No.13 Alex de Minaur and Christopher O’Connell have given Australia’s men two winners from eight on day two in New York.
Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup captain Alicia Molik believes Ajla Tomljanovic had to clear an even bigger mental hurdle to win her first match back from injury than toppling Serena Williams last year.
Our team of experts on the ground at Flushing Meadows review a thrilling day at the US Open.
The wildcard’s watershed win at the US open was swiftly overshadowed by a fatal shooting at the University of North Carolina,where he studied and his girlfriend is a student.