While Ben Shelton (Florida) and Learner Tien (USC) are seeded and expected to be in the third round, Eliot Spizzirri (Texas) and Ethan Quinn (Georgia) both eliminated seeds and looked good.
Spizzirri won his first five-set match on Thursday, beating the always dangerous Yibing Wu of China 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(4), 4-6, 6-3, while Quinn edged Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-1. Hurkacz, who returns after a long spell out with injuries, was in top form at the United Cup and was considered one of the most dangerous unseeded players in the men’s tournament.
The number of American women in the third round also stands at seven, with Peyton Stearns (Texas) being the only former collegiate among them.
Thursday’s second round results over the Americans:
Jessica Pegula[6] D. McCartney Kessler 6-0, 6-2
Amanda Anisimova[4] D. Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 6-1, 6-4
Madison Keys[9] D. Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 7-5
Peyton Stearns D. Petra Marcinko (CRO) 6-2, 7-5
Ben Shelton[8] D. Deen Sweeny[Q](AUS) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Taylor Fritz[9] D. Vit Kopriva (CZE) 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4)
Karen Khanchanov[15](RUS) d. Nishesh Basavareddy[Q] 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
Ethan Quinn D. Hubert Hurkacz(POL) 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-1
Eliot Spizzirri D. Yibing Wu[Q](CHN) 6-2, 6-4, 6-7(4), 4-6, 6-3
Coco Gauff[3] v Hailey Baptiste
Iva Jovic[29] against Jasmijn Paolini[7](ITA)
Frances Tiafoe[29] against Alex de Minaur[6](OUT)
Student Ten[25] against Nuno Borges (POR)
Tommy Paul[19] against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina[14](ESP)
Ciara Harding qualified for the main draw with a win on Thursday, beating Australian wildcard Georgia Campbell 7-5, 6-1 in the final qualifying round.
Botswana’s Ntungamili Raguin, who reached the Traralgon semi-finals as a qualifier, was successful in qualifying for the Australian Open Junior Championships, so where he ends up in the draw will be interesting.
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