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US Open 2017: Denis Shapovalov overpowers Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as Dominic Thiem progresses

Dan Kilpatrick
ByDan Kilpatrick

Updated 31/08/2017 at 09:19 GMT

Denis Shapovalov produced a stunning second-round display to knock out eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straights sets at the US Open.

Denis Shapovalov, US Open, 2017

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The 18-year-old qualifier beat the 32-year-old Frenchman 6-4 6-4 7-6(3) under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Shapovalov gave the late-night crowd a performance to remember in what was the second biggest win of his career, having knocked Rafael Nadal out in Montreal earlier in the month.
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Highlights: Shapovalov ousts eighth seed Tsonga

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British No 2 Kyle Edmund faces Shapovalov in the third round, with the Canadian prevailing in their Queen's Club meeting back in June.
Sixth seed Dominic Thiem eased into the second round with a 6-4 6-1 6-1 win over Alex de Minaur at Flushing Meadows.
In a rain-delayed match in New York, the French Open semi-finalist secured his progress in one hour and 49 minutes in bright sunshine on Wednesday morning.
The Austrian converted 33 winners to 11 by his Australian opponent.
Thiem, who was two sets and a game up in the third before play was halted on Tuesday, won 6-4 6-1 6-1 will face American Taylor Fritz in the next round
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Thiem: I wanted to cruise through as quickly as I could

Fifth seed and 2014 champion Marin Cilic put in a powerful display to beat Florian Mayer 6-3 6-3 6-3. The Croatian will play Diego Schwartzman in the third round.
Wildcard Fritz beat Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 6-4 6-3 to claim his first grand slam victory. The 19-year-old will meet sixth seed Dominic Thiem in the second round.
Argentinean Juan Martin del Potro kicked off his campaign with a 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(5) win over Swiss Henri Laaksonen.
Del Potro, the 2009 winner, will meet Spaniard Adrian Menendez-Maceiras in the second round.
Menendez-Maceiras, playing his first US Open, beat fellow rookie Patrick Kypson of the United States 6-4 7-6(9) 6-1 and awaits either Del Potro in round two.
Italian Stefano Travaglia beat 22nd seed Fabio Fognini 6-4 7-6(8) 3-6 6-0 in the first round.
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Dimitrov cruises to win over Safranek

Seventh seed Grigor Dimitrov recorded 22 winners on his way to a 6-1 6-4 6-2 first-round victory over Czech Vaclav Safranek.
Cincinnati winner Dimitrov is one of the favourites for the title this fortnight but has failed to progress past the fourth round in six previous appearances at Flushing Meadows.
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Highlights: Kyrgios implodes as Millman wins in four sets

Frenchman Gael Monfils, seeded 18, beat compatriot Jeremy Chardy 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4 to reach the second round.
Monfils, a semi-finalist last year, will meet American Donald Young in the next round.
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Kyrgios plays unnecessary tweener, loses rally

Frenchman Richard Gasquet, seeded 26th, was dumped out of the U.S. Open first round for the second year in succession after being beaten by unseeded Leonardo Mayer 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-2.
The Argentine will face Japan's Yuichi Sugita in the next round.
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Juan Martín del Potro eases through

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Results from the US Open Men's Singles matches on Wednesday

Round 2
  • Denis Shapovalov (Canada) beat 8-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 6-4 6-4 7-6(3)
  • Radu Albot (Moldova) beat Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) 6-2 7-6(7) 5-7 0-6 7-6(2)
  • Thomas Fabbiano (Italy) beat Jordan Thompson (Australia) 2-6 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2
  • Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) beat Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) 6-4 6-4 7-5
  • Kyle Edmund (Britain) beat Steve Johnson (U.S.) 7-5 6-2 7-6(4)
  • Borna Coric (Croatia) beat 4-Alexander Zverev (Germany) 3-6 7-5 7-6(1) 7-6(4)
  • 29-Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) beat Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) 6-2 6-4 7-5
  • 5-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Florian Mayer (Germany) 6-3 6-3 6-3
  • 23-Mischa Zverev (Germany) beat Benoit Paire (France) 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-7(3) 7-5
  • 28-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 6-3 7-5 6-4
  • Nicolas Mahut (France) beat 20-Albert Ramos (Spain) 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-0
  • Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) beat 19-Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3
  • 12-Pablo Carreno (Spain) beat Cameron Norrie (Britain) 6-2 6-4 6-3
  • 16-Lucas Pouille (France) beat Jared Donaldson (U.S.) 7-5 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-4
  • 17-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Dudi Sela (Israel) 6-4 6-1 6-4
  • 10-John Isner (U.S.) beat Chung Hyeon (South Korea) 6-3 6-4 7-5
Round 1
  • 31-Feliciano Lopez (Spain) beat Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-2
  • Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (Germany) beat Nicolas Kicker (Argentina) 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-1
  • Malek Jaziri (Tunisia) beat Thiago Monteiro (Brazil) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-4
  • 11-Roberto Bautista (Spain) beat Andreas Seppi (Italy) 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(1)
  • Dustin Brown (Germany) beat Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) 6-4 6-3 6-2
  • Andrey Rublev (Russia) beat Aljaz Bedene (Britain) 6-1 6-4 6-4
  • Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat Vasek Pospisil (Canada) 6-2 0-0 (Pospisil retired)
  • 9-David Goffin (Belgium) beat Julien Benneteau (France) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2
  • 24-Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) beat Henri Laaksonen (Switzerland) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(5)
  • 33-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat Tim Smyczek (U.S.) 6-1 6-4 6-4
  • Viktor Troicki (Serbia) beat Norbert Gombos (Slovakia) 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3
  • Taylor Fritz (U.S.) beat Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-4 6-4 6-3
  • Damir Dzumhur (Bosnia and Herzegovina) beat 27-Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) 7-5 7-6(3) 6-1
  • John Millman (Australia) beat 14-Nick Kyrgios (Australia) 6-3 1-6 6-4 6-1
  • Stefano Travaglia (Italy) beat 22-Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-4 7-6(8) 3-6 6-0
  • Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) beat Blaz Kavcic (Slovenia) 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-3
  • Taro Daniel (Japan) beat Tommy Paul (U.S.) 6-1 4-6 4-6 6-2 6-2
  • 7-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Vaclav Safranek (Czech Republic) 6-1 6-4 6-2
  • Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany) 3-6 6-3 6-2 1-6 6-3
  • 30-Adrian Mannarino (France) beat Ricardas Berankis (Lithuania) 6-2 6-4 6-2
  • Guido Pella (Argentina) beat Steve Darcis (Belgium) 6-1 6-2 6-0
  • 18-Gael Monfils (France) beat Jeremy Chardy (France) 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4
  • 15-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Ryan Harrison (U.S.) 6-4 6-2 7-6(4)
  • Bjorn Fratangelo (U.S.) beat Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 7-6(2) 6-4 3-6 7-6(4)
  • Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) beat 26-Richard Gasquet (France) 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-2
  • Adrian Menendez (Spain) beat Patrick Kypson (U.S.) 6-4 7-6(9) 6-1
  • Donald Young (U.S.) beat Maximilian Marterer (Germany) 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4
  • 6-Dominic Thiem (Austria) beat Alex De Minaur (Australia) 6-4 6-1 6-1
  • Yuichi Sugita (Japan) beat Geoffrey Blancaneaux (France) 6-2 6-2 6-0
  • Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) beat Vincent Millot (France) 6-1 6-0 4-6 4-6 6-4
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