Jannik Sinner, Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek have advanced to the US Open quarterfinals after easy wins.
According to Sportskeeda, the comfortable wins of the world No. 1, Japanese tennis professional and Polish star, draw criticism from Coco Gauff’s former coach Brad Gilbert, who noted that none of these matches had round four.
The first day of September at the US Open was full of drama, but only one of the seven matches was longer than two hours.
Osaka claimed a straight-set 6-3, 6-2 win over American top seed Gauff; similarly, Swiatek dominated the 13th seed, Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6-3, 6-1.
Moreover, during the night match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Sinner claimed a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Alexander Bublik.
The only match of the day with a thrilling, tough fight and without straight sets was between Marta Kostyuk and Karolina Muchova, which the Czech player won 6-3, 6-7(0), 6-3.
Expressing disappointment on Day 9 play, Gilbert wrote on X, “Wow, were the singles matches today one-way traffic? Honestly, I can’t remember a 4th rd like this at any major. Hopefully, tomorrow we get more competitive matches, that’s what I’m rooting for."
Furthermore, Osaka will now face Karolína Muchová, while Swiatek will clash with Amanda Anisimova, and the defending champion Sinner will take aim at Lorenzo Musetti in the US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, September 2.
