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Two five-setters in three days, both signed off at 2:15 in the morning. Alexander Zverev is through in New York, and he is not pretending he enjoyed a minute of it.

The ITIA has closed its case with Nick Kyrgios: one month, a treatment programme and a forfeited Mallorca cheque. He is eligible to enter tournaments again from today.

Alex de Minaur went out of the US Open overnight, beaten in straight sets by a man he had never lost to. Botic van de Zandschulp has made a habit of this in Queens.

Second on Grandstand, on court around 7:15 pm The third round is where Arthur Rinderknech’s New York fortnights have always stopped. On Friday, September 4, he gets another swing at moving past it, and the man standing in the way has reached two finals on this site. Daniil Medvedev, No. 8 in the ATP rankings,…

Not before 7:00 p.m. on Arthur Ashe A Chinese player on the main court at Flushing Meadows is still something of a novelty. Wu Yibing has scrapped his way into the third round and now runs into Carlos Alcaraz, the No. 2 seed, on Friday, September 4. On paper it looks one-sided. In a five-setter…

Anna Bondar had five chances to close it out on Court 17. Madison Keys is still in the US Open because the Hungarian took none of them.

The third seed is gone. Karen Khachanov, ranked 50th and winless on hard courts all summer, beat Felix Auger-Aliassime in four sets at Flushing Meadows.

A first set in half an hour, then trouble Naomi Osaka opened the day session on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday. She left with a place in the next round and not much comfort. The Japanese beat Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 after letting a set slip from her grip. The opener took 30 minutes.…

Two hours, and a three-game margin Lolia Jeanjean was knocked out of the US Open on Thursday, beaten by Anastasia Potapova 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. The Frenchwoman hung in for more than two hours against the world No 25. She took the second set fairly comfortably before fading in the decider. Jeanjean was in the tournament…