Sabalenka storms into US Open third round as Pegula, Medvedev advance
Aryna Sabalenka took the next step on the road to a rare US Open three-peat, routing qualifier Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1 to join a raft of contenders cruising into the third round on Wednesday.World number one Sabalenka, without a title since her impressive Indian Wells-Miami double in March was in attack mode as she overpowered 160th-ranked Russian qualifier Iatcenko in just 53 minutes.
Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the third round of the US Open, defeating qualifier Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and world number three Jessica Pegula also moved on, with Alcaraz facing Jaime Faria next and Pegula beating Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-1. Seventh-seeded Daniil Medvedev, seeded seventh, won 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 against Sebastian Gorzny.
Ben Shelton defeated Hubert Hurkacz in a hard-fought five-setter. Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen advanced as well, while Alex de Minaur and Bu Yunchao pulled off first-round victories. Rain disrupted play at the US Open.
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