Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime exited the U.S. Open on Wednesday, losing his second-round match in four sets to Russia’s Karen Khachanov. The Montreal native, seeded third at the New York event, took the first set in a tiebreak of 7-6 (5) but then dropped the following three sets with scores of 6-3, 6-2, and 6-2.
Meanwhile, Naomi Osaka overcame a dip in form during her match to progress to the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 win against Katerina Siniakova. The two-time U.S. Open champion played early on a day that featured Alex Eala and Iga Swiatek on the schedule, with Coco Gauff headlining the evening session.
Doubles action kicked off on Thursday, although Serena and Venus Williams were not slated to play. They are set to potentially play their first-round match on Friday against Hao-Ching Chan and Maya Joint, who defeated Serena in singles at Wimbledon this year.
In other matches, Swiatek, the reigning 2022 U.S. Open champion, secured a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Nadia Podoroska. Gauff, the 2023 Flushing Meadows major titleholder, is scheduled to face Paula Badosa in a night session, followed by top seed Alexander Zverev aiming for a smoother match against Quentin Halys after a tough five-set win over Lorenzo Sonego on Tuesday.
Badosa, who played on consecutive days, had to complete her first-round match on Wednesday due to rain interruptions that affected the tournament. The weather cleared up on Thursday as play resumed.
Among the men in action, No. 9 Taylor Fritz and Gael Monfils, who plans to retire after this season, won on his 40th birthday on Tuesday to extend his Grand Slam career and set up a match against No. 14 Learner Tien.