Jack Draper and Dan Evans are each in third-round motion because the British pair bid to achieve the second week of the US Open on Saturday, reside on Sky Sports activities.
Draper takes on Botic van De Zandschulp – who so impressively knocked out world No 3 Carlos Alcaraz in straight units – from roughly 6pm, whereas Evans goes up in opposition to tenth seed Alex de Minaur from midnight to open the night time session on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Draper and Evans might find yourself dealing with one another in an all-British quarter-final in the event that they had been to win their subsequent two matches, so hopefully the pair can preserve the dream alive with victories on Saturday.
Sky Sports activities’ Feliciano Lopez believes Draper is able to a deep run within the event, saying on The Verdict: “He has a great opportunity to play in the last rounds here at the US Open. ​​​​​​
“His part is sort of open, with not many seeded gamers left – nevertheless it’s one match at a time. Solely time will inform however I feel he is prepared.”
Switching to Evans’ prospects, Lopez added: “I really like watching Evans enjoying. De Minaur is among the greatest gamers on the earth proper now, however Evans has overwhelmed him 3 times already on the ATP Tour.
“It’s a very open match and I think nobody likes playing Evans, who has a very unique style.”
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Highlights of the record-breaking opening spherical thriller between Dan Evans and Karen Khachanov
On Arthur Ashe Stadium, US sixth seed Jessica Pegula kicks off proceedings from 5pm in opposition to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, with males’s No 1 Jannik Sinner to observe for his third-round assembly with Christopher O’Connell.
Girls’s No 1 Iga Swiatek opens the night session when taking up twenty fifth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova from midnight, whereas males’s fifth seed Daniil Medvedev goes up in opposition to Flavio Cobolli, seeded twenty fifth, following that matchup.
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Iga Swiatek was happy together with her efficiency after thrashing Ena Shibahara 6-0 6-1 to achieve the third spherical
Elsewhere, Jasmine Paolini – French Open and Wimbledon finalist this yr – is in motion on Saturday, together with former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki and US hopeful Tommy Paul, seeded 14th within the males’s draw.
Britain’s Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram tackle Lloyd Glasspool and his associate Rinky Hijikata within the second spherical of the boys’s doubles.
There are 4 different Britons additionally in males’s, ladies’s and combined doubles motion on Saturday.
Order of Play (all occasions UK – British gamers in daring)
Arthur Ashe Stadium
5pm
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Esp) vs Jessica Pegula (USA) (6)
Jannik Sinner (Ita) (1) vs Christopher O’Connell (Aus)
12am
Iga Swiatek (Pol) (1) vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) (25)
Flavio Cobolli (Ita) (31) vs Daniil Medvedev (Rus) (5)
Louis Armstrong Stadium
4pm
Yulia Putintseva (Kaz) (30) vs Jasmine Paolini (Ita) (5)
Sara Errani (Ita) vs Diana Shnaider (Rus) (18)
Gabriel Diallo (Can) vs Tommy Paul (USA) (14)
12am
Alex de Minaur (Aus) (10) vs Dan Evans (Gbr)
Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) (22) vs Anna Kalinskaya (Rus) (15)
Grandstand
4pm
Karolina Muchova (Cze) vs Anastasia Potapova (Rus)
Botic van De Zandschulp (Ned) vs Jack Draper (Gbr) (25)
Matteo Arnaldi (Fra) vs Caroline Wozniacki (Den)
10pm
Alex de Minaur (Aus) (30) vs Jordan Thompson (Aus)
Stadium 17
4pm
David Goffin (Bel) vs Tomas Machac (Cze)
Doubles Match tbc
Ashlyn Krueger (USA) vs Liudmila Samsonova (Rus) (16)
Nuno Borges (Por) vs Jakub Mensik (Cze)
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