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Zverev reaches US Open fourth round with win over Tabilo
On Saturday, top seed Alexander Zverev advanced to the fourth round of the 2026 US Open with a straight-set win, while fourth seed Coco Gauff defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-3 6-4 to stay in contention for her third Grand Slam title.
The home crowd faced disappointment at Flushing Meadows as prominent American players including Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys, and Amanda Anisimova were all defeated in the third round on Saturday.
Japanese 13th seed Naomi Osaka managed an Achilles niggle to beat Elise Mertens 6-3 3-6 7-5; the 28-year-old later apologized for her visible frustration, saying, "I was very negative on myself, so I'm really sorry about my behavior."
American Iva Jovic edged Filipina Alexandra Eala in a three-set clash, setting up a fourth-round match against Gauff, while second seed Elena Rybakina advanced by defeating Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-6 6-3.
Facing Italian Luciano Darderi in the round of 16, Zverev expressed satisfaction with his performance, stating the first and third sets represented "a big improvement" over previous days.
The German tennis pro Alexander Zverev is in the eighth final of the US Open. In New York he won the match against the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo with 6:2, 7:6 and 6:2. In the eighth final he meets Luciano Darderi from Italy.
NEW YORK (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) This time no marathon, even if the game ends well beyond midnight. After two victories on the fifth set, Alexander Zverev, number one of the seeding, is enough three partial to bend Alejandro Tabilo and access to the eighth finals of the Us Open, the last seasonal test of the Grane Slam, staged on the cement of New York. The German, number two of the world, wins 6-2 7-6 (2) 6-2, in two hours and 26 minutes, t…