00:00Just weeks after a career high with a Canadian Open victory,
00:03Alexey Poprin went on the hunt for the huge scalp of Novak Djokovic in the third round of the US Open.
00:14The in-form Aussie would stun the defending champ early, claiming the opening two sets in
00:19commanding fashion. However, a tight third would see Djokovic begin to work his way back into the
00:23contest, claiming a crucial set back on the scoreboard. But Poprin would muscle his way
00:31back on top, securing two crucial break points in the fourth, closing out a memorable win as
00:36he booked himself a place in the round of 16. Earlier in other men's action,
00:47Kasper Ruud survived a scare to progress, fighting his way back from an early two-set
00:52deficit against China's Shang Zhengjian. Full of foreseed, Alexander Zverev also found life tough,
00:57dropping the first set to Argentine Thomas-Martin Echeverry, but eventually prevailing in a match
01:02that wrapped up after 2.30am local time. In the women's draw, former finalist Madison Keyes would
01:10see her tournament come to an end, falling to Belgium's Elise Mertens, while 2023 finalist
01:15Irina Sabalenka managed to survive her own scare, fighting back after dropping the opener to
01:19Katarina Aleksandrova.
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