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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – For a second-round day, some pretty tasty matchups in store – most of which didn’t quite pan out as hoped.

Dimitrov (who just came back from an 0-2 deficit to win in five in his first round for the FIRST time in his career – he was 0-28) played Andy Murray and routined him.

Gaël Monfils plays Andrey Rublev. But the Frenchman really didn’t have a lot.

And John Isner plays his second “this might be the last of his career” match against countryman Michael Mmoh. And he could actually win. Should have won. Lost in a fifth-set match tiebreak. Appropriately.

We were also liking Hurkacz-Draper. But Hurkacz clearly wasn’t up to it physically.

US Open ’23: Women’s Day 4 results

US Open ’23: Day 4 doubles, mixed final results

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US Open
Location: Flushing Meadows, NY
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 28 – Sept. 10, 2023
Prize money: $65,000,020
Draws: S128 – D64 – X32

Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023
Final results
Singles, second round

Injury retirements

Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) def Matteo Barrettini (ITA) 64 53 retd
Sebastian Baez (ARG) def. [Q] Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) 67 (7) 64 64 retd

Upsets

Jack Draper (GBR) def [17] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 62 64 75
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) def [30] Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) 76 (6) 67 (7) 63 62

0-2 comebacks / Extra time

Michael Mmoh (USA) def [WC] John Isner (USA) 36 46 76 (3) 64 76 [10-7]

Five-setters

Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) def Arthur Fils (FRA) 36 75 76 (5) 57 64

Seeds advancing

[1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) def. [PR] Lloyd Harris (RSA) 63 61 76 (4)
[3] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) def. Christopher O’Connell (AUS) 62 62 67 (6) 62
[6] Jannik Sinner (ITA) def. Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 64 62 64
[8] Andrey Rublev (RUS) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 64 63 36 61
[12] Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Daniel Altmaier (GER) 76 (1) 36 64 63
[13] Alex de Minaur (AUS) def. Wu Yibing (CHN) 61 62 61
[16] Cameron Norrie (GBR) def. [Q] Hsu Yu Hsiou (TPE) 75 64 64
[19] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) def. Andy Murray (GBR) 63 64 61
[23] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) def. [WC] Alex Michelsen (USA) 46 63 63 63
[26] Dan Evans (GBR) def. Botic van de Zandsculp (NED) 16 61 63 63