US Open 2025 Day Seven Recap

Day Seven on the US Open noticed the boys’s draw trimmed to the final sixteen, with three of the eight matches ending in retirement.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner survived a stern check from Denis Shapovalov, rallying from a set down and a break deficit within the third, whereas Felix Auger-Aliassime produced considered one of his greatest Slam performances to stun third seed Alexander Zverev. Alexander Bublik additionally reached the second week in New York for the primary time, grinding previous Tommy Paul in 5 units.

Elsewhere, retirements paved the way in which for progress: Lorenzo Musetti superior when compatriot Flavio Cobolli pulled the plug early within the third, Leandro Riedi moved via as Kamil Majchrzak stop at 5-3 within the opener, and Alex de Minaur benefitted from Daniel Altmaier’s withdrawal after three hours.

Within the accomplished matches, Jaume Munar quietly moved into the final 16 by beating Zizou Bergs in straight units, whereas Andrey Rublev survived a five-set duel towards Coleman Wong.

Day Seven at a Look

Day Seven US Open 2025 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Jannik Sinner (1)
Denis Shapovalov (27)
5-7 6-4 6-3 6-3

Alexander Bublik (23)
Tommy Paul (14)
7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-1

Lorenzo Musetti (10)
Flavio Cobolli (24)
6-3 6-2 2-0 RET

Jaume Munar
Zizou Bergs
6-1 6-4 6-4

Felix Auger-Aliassime (25)
Alexander Zverev (3)
4-6 7-6(9) 6-4 6-4

Andrey Rublev (15)
Coleman Wong (Q)
2-6 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3

Leandro Riedi (Q)
Kamil Majchrzak
5-3 RET

Alex de Minaur (8)
Daniel Altmaier
6-7(9) 6-3 6-4 2-0 RET

Recap of the Day

Jannik Sinner def. Denis Shapovalov, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

Jannik Sinner rallied previous twenty seventh seed Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, turning the tide after saving a break level at 0-3 within the third set.

The World No. 1 received 84% of first-serve factors (54/64) and claimed 12 of the ultimate 15 video games in a three-hour, 12-minute win.

I’d opined that no person aside from Alcaraz can compete with Sinner, however Shapovalov proved that improper, as he was extremely aggressive, and I assumed Sinner regarded beatable.

Shapovalov was nicely on high, main 3-0 within the third, however Sinner saved a break level, after which at 1-3, deuce on Shapovalov’s serve, he modified his footwear resulting from a damaged shoelace.

On resumption, he broke again and asserted management from there. Tactical or a necessity? Primarily based on the photographs, the laces had been snapped, so I don’t have too large a problem with it, whether or not he’d have modified them when main 40-0 on his personal serve, nevertheless, is up for debate.

Sinner faces Alexander Bublik subsequent, main 4-2 of their head-to-head. 

Felix Auger-Aliassime def. Alexander Zverev, 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-4

Felix Auger-Aliassime upset third seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-4, marking his first Flushing Meadows second-week run since 2021.

The twenty fifth seed received 24/27 internet factors, fired 51 winners and saved a second-set tiebreak set level in a three-hour, 48-minute battle.

Felix hasn’t had a good time on tour over the past couple of years. Whereas selecting up loads of wins to maintain his high 20/30 rating, relative to the hype he generated when he burst onto the scene, he has been a non-entity on the large occasions.

Nevertheless, he had a kind of matches the place every part clicked immediately, and he was by far the stronger participant, as he secured his best-ever win by rating at a Slam.

Zverev, however, seems to lack confidence and struggles to play with conviction. Is it the balls/situations, as he claimed, or only a lack of perception in his recreation proper now?

I had completely no feeling of the ball in any way right here, the primary two matches both. When it’s like that, even immediately I attempted to be aggressive a number of instances, however I’m simply lacking. So that you’re looking for methods to win the match otherwise, however it’s actually troublesome to try this when anyone’s taking part in nicely like [Felix], aggressive like him, and also you’re simply not feeling nice. There’s not likely a shot that I felt nice off from any aspect: forehand, backhand. My backhand was fully off this week. It’s the manner it’s. Zverev on his loss.

Alexander Bublik def. Tommy Paul, 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1

Alexander Bublik outlasted 14th seed Tommy Paul 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1 to make his first US Open second-week look. 

Bublik has acknowledged a number of instances his dislike of taking part in on US Laborious Courts, however he fired 22 aces and received 83% of first-serve factors whereas saving all 6 break factors confronted en path to the win.

Bublik was in glorious type post-Wimbledon, touchdown back-to-back titles in Gstaad and Kitzbuhel, and he’s carried that momentum into New York with out taking part in both of the lead-up Masters 1000 occasions.

Can he problem Sinner? I’m undecided. He’ll want a superb serving day and to in some way disrupt the Italian from the baseline along with his mix-up recreation.

Highlights

US Open 2025 Day Eight Spherical of 16 Matches