"Sinner had raced through the opening two rounds of the competition with comprehensive straight-sets victories over Vit Kopriva and Alexei Popyrin, dropping just 11 games across the two matches, but he found a much gamer opponent in Shapovalov. The Canadian 27th seed deservedly took the opening set 7-5 after an irresistible 53 minutes that saw him produce stunning winners off his forehand and backhand, with Sinner broken for the first time in the tournament."
"That appeared to be a wake-up call for Sinner, who rattled off nine straight games to take control of the match, before closing out a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 victory in three hours and 11 minutes. Speaking on-court after the four-set victory, Sinner described the encounter as a tough match and said he needed to reach a high level to overcome Shapovalov, who won the only previous meeting between the pair when he defeated Sinner in five sets at the 2021 Australian Open."
Jannik Sinner overcame a stern test to defeat Denis Shapovalov in four sets at the US Open, staging a comeback after losing the first set. Sinner had won his opening two matches in straight sets, dropping just 11 games, but Shapovalov produced stunning winners to take the opening set 7-5. Sinner regrouped, rattling off nine consecutive games to seize control and closed out a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 victory in three hours and 11 minutes. Sinner said he needed to reach a high level to overcome Shapovalov, who had beaten him previously at the 2021 Australian Open.
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