"Still, Sinner is the No. 1-ranked player in men's tennis and has won the past three Grand Slam tournaments played on hard courts, so no one was surprised when he set aside some lapses and emerged to beat No. 27 Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday to take his title defense at Flushing Meadows to the fourth round. "That I have pressure and tension is normal. I've had that for a year, and you need to handle it," the Italian said."
"Sinner's latest triumph secured his 10th consecutive round of 16 major appearance and stretched his hard-court unbeaten run at Slams to 24 matches, covering championships at the US Open in 2024 and the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025. He also won the trophy at Wimbledon on grass courts in July. But Sinner's set streak in New York ended; he had claimed 14 in a row since dropping one in a victory against 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals a year ago."
Sinner was broken for the first time in Week 1 and dropped the opening set, then fell behind in the third set but rallied to beat Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the US Open fourth round. The victory marked his 10th consecutive major round-of-16 appearance and extended his hard-court unbeaten run at Grand Slams to 24 matches, covering the US Open 2024, Australian Open 2024 and 2025, and Wimbledon in July. His 14-set streak in New York ended. Serve irregularities and a double fault closed the opening set, and a 30-stroke rally included a lob winner. The next opponent will be Tommy Paul or Alexander Bublik for a place in the quarterfinals.
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