{"id":1934,"date":"2026-09-05T08:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T08:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/09\/05\/zverev-battles-to-third-round-us-open-upsets\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T08:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T08:39:04","slug":"zverev-battles-to-third-round-us-open-upsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/09\/05\/zverev-battles-to-third-round-us-open-upsets\/","title":{"rendered":"Zverev battles to third round as US Open men\u2019s draw erupts with upsets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Top\u2011seed Alexander Zverev kept his quest for a first US Open title alive on Thursday with a hard\u2011won five\u2011set victory over France\u2019s Quentin Halys. The German, the tournament\u2019s number one, survived a 4\u2011hour\u201133\u2011minute marathon on Arthur Ashe Stadium, prevailing 6\u20114, 4\u20116, 7\u20116 (7\u20113), 6\u20117 (3\u20117), 6\u20113. The match concluded at 2:15\u202fa.m. local time, marking Zverev\u2019s second consecutive late\u2011night battle after a five\u2011setter against Lorenzo Sonego that finished just before 2\u202fa.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h2>Zverev endures a grueling night<\/h2>\n<p>After the win, Zverev described his performance as \u201cquite s*** to be honest, but I won, that\u2019s the most important thing.\u201d He added that he felt physically fine and expressed pride in his strength, while acknowledging that he was \u201cwinning ugly\u201d and hoping to improve his tennis at some point. \u201cIt\u2019s also a skill to win ugly and when you\u2019re not playing great tennis. I think I\u2019ve mastered that right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Men\u2019s draw rocked by upsets<\/h2>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s action saw three of the tournament\u2019s seeded men exit early. Third\u2011seed Felix Auger\u2011Aliassime fell 6\u20117 (5\u20117), 6\u20113, 6\u20112, 6\u20112 to Russia\u2019s 50th\u2011ranked Karen Khachanov. Auger\u2011Aliassime, who described feeling \u201cdizzy and seeing spots,\u201d admitted that his condition did not improve during the match. Khachanov capitalised on 47 unforced errors and eight double faults from the Canadian, noting, \u201cI thought maybe he had some physical issues; it\u2019s part of our sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sixth\u2011seed Alex de\u202fMinaur was dispatched in straight sets, 6\u20114, 7\u20115, 6\u20112, by Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp. Van de Zandschulp\u2019s win adds to his reputation as an upset specialist at Flushing Meadows; he previously stunned Carlos Alcaraz in the second round earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Thirteenth\u2011seed Lorenzo Musetti also bowed out, losing 3\u20116, 6\u20111, 6\u20112, 6\u20112 to Australian qualifier Dane Sweeny. The victory gave Sweeny his first appearance in a Grand Slam third round.<\/p>\n<h2>Women\u2019s champions march forward<\/h2>\n<p>In the women\u2019s draw, former champions continued to dominate. Fourth\u2011seed Coco Gauff, the 2023 US Open winner, defeated former world No.\u202f2 Paula Badosa 6\u20114, 7\u20116 (7\u20115). Gauff, who had lost five of her eight previous meetings with Badosa, said she expected a surge from the Spaniard in the second set and praised her own composure: \u201cI think I need matches like this to build my confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>World No.\u202f1 Iga \u015awi\u0105tek breezed past Nadia Podoroska 6\u20113, 6\u20112, fending off four break points at 5\u20113 in the first set before closing the match in just over an hour. \u015awi\u0105tek, a six\u2011time Grand Slam champion, faced a player who had fallen to 449th in the world rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Two\u2011time US Open champion Naomi Osaka overcame Katerina Siniakov\u00e1 6\u20112, 5\u20117, 6\u20111. Osaka took a 4\u20112 lead in the second set without facing a break point, but Siniakov\u00e1 rallied to claim the set. Osaka responded in the decider with a quick break, a 3\u20110 lead and two break\u2011point saves, later stating, \u201cI just felt like I had to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>World No.\u202f2 Elena Rybakina, who is closing in on the top ranking, dispatched Spain\u2019s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6\u20112, 6\u20114. Mirra Andreeva, the reigning Grand Slam champion, rolled past Germany\u2019s Eva\u202fLys 6\u20110, 6\u20112.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable performances included former Australian Open champion Madison Keys, who survived five match points to beat Anna Bondar 4\u20117, 6\u20114, 7\u20116 (10\u20115), and a farewell appearance for Ga\u00ebl Monfils, who lost 6\u20113, 6\u20114, 6\u20113 to 20\u2011year\u2011old American Learner Tien. Monfils thanked the New York crowd, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s been a long ride\u2026 You are my second\u2011best crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The day\u2019s results left the men\u2019s side of the draw dramatically reshaped, with three top\u2011ten seeds eliminated and several qualifiers advancing deep into the tournament. Meanwhile, the women\u2019s field retained its familiar hierarchy, as former champions and current Grand Slam winners secured their places in the fourth round.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top seed Alexander Zverev edged Quentin Halys in a five\u2011set thriller to reach the third round of the US Open while a wave of upsets eliminated several seeded men.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[1899,1972,374,1973,1782],"class_list":["post-1934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-alexander-zverev","tag-quentin-halys","tag-tennis","tag-upsets","tag-us-open","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}