2340 SABALENKA SEES OFF MERTENSSecond seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reached her first U.S. Open quarter-final with a comfortable 6-4 6-1 win over her good friend and former doubles partner Elise Mertens. 1935 MEDVEDEV MARCHES ONSecond seed Daniil Medvedev cruised into the quarter-finals with comfortable 6-3 6-4 6-3 victory over Britain’s Dan Evans. 1545 PLAY RESUMES AFTER LIGHT RAIN ON OUTSIDE COURTSTwo doubles matches — on Court 17 and Grandstand — got back underway after they were briefly interrupted by rain. Heavy rain is not forecast on day seven. (Compiled by Dhruv Munjal and Simon Jennings in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond and Christian Radnedge)

Source: MetroXpress September 05, 2021 15:56 UTC