The US Open swings into the second week on Sunday with the notable absence of upset victims Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
Australia's Alexi Popyrin, who stunned defending champion Djokovic in the third round to quash the Serb's latest bid for a 25th Grand Slam title will face another tough match against American crowd-pleaser Frances Tiafoe for a place in the quarterfinals.
SuperSport looks at three matches to watch on day seven of 2024's final Grand Slam, which will conclude on 8 September :Tiafoe electrified the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd with a five-set triumph over fellow American Ben Shelton. Now he'll take on giant-killer Popyrin, who brought down Djokovic in his first appearance on the cavernous main court of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre.
"It will be interesting to play against him," the 25-year-old Sydneysider said."We have practiced a bunch of times."Gauff has endured an uneven season since bagging her maiden major at the US Open last year, and a fourth-round loss to Navarro at Wimbledon was just one of the unwelcome surprises. For her part, Navarro was looking forward to an all-American US Open clash on the imposing Ashe Stadium – a court whose sheer size she said made her dizzy when she practiced on it as a junior.
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