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Tennis: Sinner, Swiatek through to the US Open 3rd round as Khachanov is knocked out

# Tennis: Defending champion Jannik Sinner is through to the US Open third round after beating Australian Alexei Popyrin, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. This is the Italian’s 23rd successive match victory in hard-court Grand Slams. Germany’s Alexander Zverev secured a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win against Britain’s Jacob Fearnley, while Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak stunned Russia’s Karen Khachanov, 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6. In the women’s draw, Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek of Poland defeated Dutch Suzan Lamens, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, while American Coco Gauff beat Croatia’s Donna Vekic, 7-6, 6-2.