Day 3 at the US Open served up two major shockers. Fifth seed and last year’s runner-up Casper Ruud was knocked out by China’s Zhang Zhizhen late on Wednesday, 30 August. In a five setter, Ruud had blanked Zhang in the fourth set 6-0, but things came crashing down for his in the decider. The world number 67 pulled off a stunning upset and became the first ever Chinese player to win against the top 5 seed in men’s tennis singles. The scoreline of the match read 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 in Zhang’s favour.
US Open, Day 3: Wrap
The second one on the day was Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas against Swiss Dominic Stricker. The thrilling encounter ended with Stricker prevailing 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-7(5), 7-6(6), 6-3, marking his first top-10 win and leaving Tsitsipas to exit the tournament earlier than expected.
In doubles action, India’s Rohan Bopanna and Australia’s Matthew Ebden showcased their prowess by defeating the Australian pair of Christopher O’Connell and Aleksandar Vukic in the first round of the US Open. The dominant performance saw Bopanna and Ebden win 60 points compared to their opponents’ 32, as they displayed impressive serving skills and remarkable teamwork.
The highlight of the day however was world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who once again dominated his opponent – Spain’s Bernabe Zapata Miralles – and clinched his second round encounter 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.
Order of Play – Day 4
Britain’s Andy Murray will once again start the proceedings at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Murray will face Gregor Dimitrov in his Second Round match. Late in the evening, Carlos Alcaraz will take on South Africa’s Llyod Harris. Harris defeated Argentine Guido Pella in a three-setter in his First Round match.
Three Indian stars are set to be in action today – Rohan Bopanna, Saketh Myneni and Yuki Bhambri. While Bopanna has proceeded to the Second Round of the tournament, the other two will begin their campaign today.
Where to Watch US Open in India?
Viewers in India can watch the live telecast of the US Open 2023 on Sony Sports Ten 2 & Sony Sports Ten 2 HD, Sony Sports Ten 5 & Sony Sports Ten 5 HD channels. The live streaming of the tournament will be available on Sony Liv.
Here’s the full list of players from each court.
Arthur Ashe Stadium
Murray vs Dimitrov (Starts at 9:30 PM IST)
Wickmayer vs Keys
Alcaraz vs Harris (Starts at 4:30 AM IST)
Tig vs Pegula
Louis Armstrong Stadium
Sonego vs Sinner (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Burrage vs Sabalenka
Svitolina vs Pavlyuchenkova
Kastakina vs Kenin (Starts at 4:30 AM IST)
Medvedev vs O’Connell
Grandstand (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Mmoh vs Isner
Trvisan vs Vondrousova
Monfils vs Rublev
Jabeur vs Noskova
Court 17 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Zverev vs Altmaier
Etcheverry vs Wawrinka
Martic vs Bouzkova
Minnen vs Vickery
Court 5 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Wang vs Boulter
Berrettini vs Rinderknech
Jarry vs Michelsen
Mannarino/Rinderknech vs Spizzirri/Zink
Court 10 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Tsitsipas/Tsitsipas vs Reyes-Varela/Hernandez
Lys vs Bronzetti
Fils vs Arnaldi
Meligeni Alves vs Baez
Court 11 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Dolehide/Muhammad vs Siegemund/Zvonareva
Alexandrova vs Tsurenko
Hsu vs Norrie
Zandschulp vs Evans
Court 12 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Draper vs Hurkacz
Pliskova vs Burel
Galloway/Olivetti vs Isner/Sock
Navarro/Stearns vs Danilina/Watson
Gauff/Sock vs Parks/Kudla
Court 13 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Zheng vs Kanepi
Samsonova vs Korpatsch
Wu vs de Minaur
Kudermetova/Samsonova vs Paolini/Wang
Court 4 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
David/Detiuc vs Babrowski/Routliffe
Baena/Miralles vs Dodig/Krajicek
Boulter/Putintseva vs Wu/Zhu
Avanesyan/Rakhimova vs Burel/Parry
Court 6 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Fruhvirtova/Osorio vs Hsieh/Wang
Azarenka/Hahhad Maia vs Babos/Bondar
Arevalo/Roker vs Andreozzi/Cerundolo
Cocciaretto/Trevisan vs Linette/Pera
Court 7 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Stearns vs Tauson
Koolhof/Skupski vs Eubanks/Shelton
Gulobev/Safiullin vs Kovacevic/De Alboran
Krueger/Quinn vs Muhammad/Withrow
Siniakova/Melo vs Makktek-Sands/Murray
Court 8 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Khromacheva/Saville vs Crawley/Tanguilig
Collins/Kichenok vs Hunter/Meterns
Muller/Ofner vs Kirkov/Kudia
Sutjiadi/Bopanna vs Zvonareva/Mies
Court 9 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Karatsev/Myneni vs Djiere/Huesler
Melichar-Martinez/Perez vs Posoroska/Sherif
Chan/Yang vs Blinkova/Gracheva
Bhambri/Demoliner vs Nys/Zielinski
Court 14 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Gonzalez/Roger-Vasselin vs Cressy/Martin
Eikeri/Neel vs Chan/Olmos
Herbert/Mahut vs Fuscovics/Popyrin
Galan/Zhang vs Granollers/Zeballos
Kalinskaya/Pavlyuchenkova vs Brady/Stefani
Court 15 (Starts at 8:30 PM IST)
Middelkoop/Pavic vs Doumbia/Reboul
Krawietz/Puetz vs Barrere/Halys
Kichenok/Ostapenko vs Gamiz/Tormo
Gonzalez/Molteni vs Cachin/Varillas
Xu/Vliegen vs Krawczyk/Skupski
