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\n U.S.’ Coco Gauff in action against Spain’s Cristina Bucsa during a U.S. Open women’s singles third round match in New York, U.S., Sept. 5, 2026. (EPA Photo) <\/p>\n
Fourth seed Gauff had earlier provided the day’s clearest positive for the home fans, the 22-year-old beating Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6-3 6-4, as the 2023 champion looks to win a third Grand Slam crown.<\/p>\n
Second seed Elena Rybakina continued her quest for a third major title and the top spot in the WTA rankings, advancing after a 7-6(6), 6-3 win over Yuliia Starodubtseva.<\/p>\n
Australian Open champion Rybakina avenged the second-round defeat she suffered to the Ukrainian at the French Open. The Kazakh will face Osaka for a place in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Iga Swiatek, the 2022 champion, beat Marie Bouzkova 7-6(3), 7-6(3) while French Open champion Mirra Andreeva advanced by downing Nikola Bartunkova 6-2, 7-6(5).<\/p>\n
American take hit<\/p>\n
The day had begun \u2060with a string of painful exits for the home players.<\/p>\n
Past U.S. Open finalists Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and Amanda Anisimova all crashed out in the third round, dealing a stinging blow to the home fans at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n
Ninth seed Fritz had yet to drop a set in New York and looked on his way to another \u200broutine victory before Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo flipped the script and won 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.<\/p>\n
It was the earliest exit in four years for \u200bthe 2024 runner-up and Cerundolo will next face Belgium’s Alexander Blockx, who shocked fifth seed Flavio Cobolli 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-0, 6-3.<\/p>\n
The American women fared no better, as China’s Zheng Qinwen came back from a 5-0 deficit in the decider to beat 2017 \u2060runner-up Keys 1-6, 7-6(3), \u200c7-5 on the \u200cGrandstand, collapsing on the court in utter joy as she fights back from a career slump.<\/p>\n
The \u2060Olympic champion reached the quarterfinals for the second straight time only two years ago \u200cbut was forced to go through qualifying this time after a chronic right elbow injury derailed her career progress.<\/p>\n
Last year’s runner-up and 10th seed Anisimova was unable to reverse her \u200bfortunes in a frustrating year at the majors, \u2060with a 6-2, 7-5 defeat by Anastasia Potapova.<\/p>\n
Young American wildcard Michael Zheng was another casualty, unable to \u2060complete a comeback against Frenchman Arthur Gea in a 7-6(7), 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 defeat.<\/p>\n
Gea became just the second lucky loser to \u2060reach the fourth round, after fellow \u200bcountryman Corentin Moutet in 2022.<\/p>\n
The day ended on a positive note for the home crowd, who spurred Learner Tien to a gritty 6-3 1-6 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 win over Czech Jakub Mensik.<\/p>\n
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