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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It’s already down to seeds meeting seeds, as the third round of singles begins.

And notably, only seven of the “scheduled” 16 seeds in this half made the date.

There are three matches involving two seeds, four matches involving unseeded players, and one half and half.

That’s actually not a lot.

Look for Paul vs Davidovich Fokina as one of the fasted matches not involving Carlos Alcaraz. Those two guys are lightning.

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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

Friday, Sept. 1, 2023
Final results
Singles, third round

0-2 comebacks

[2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. [32] Laslo Djere (SRB) 46 46 61 61 63

Other five-setters

[Q] Dominic Stricker (SUI) def [WC] Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) 26 75 76 (4) 36 62

Seeds advancing

[9] Taylor Fritz (USA) def. [Q] Jakub Mensik (CZE) 61 62 60
[10] Frances Tiafoe (USA) def. [22] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 46 62 63 76 (6)
[14] Tommy Paul (USA) def. [21] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) 61 60 36 63

Other results

[Q] Borna Gojo (CRO) def. [PR] Jiri Vesely (CZE) 64 63 62
[WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) def Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) 63 63 46 62
Ben Shelton (USA) def. Aslan Karatsev (RUS) 64 36 62 60

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