US Open 2023: Karolina Muchova downs Taylor Townsend, Ben Shelton reaches spherical 4 for 1st time

World quantity 10 Karolina Muchova has superior to the spherical of 16 stage of the 2023 US Open with a straight units win over USA’s Taylor Townsend. Meanwhile, American tennis star Ben Shelton booked his spot within the last-16 stage of the US Open for the primary time in his profession.

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Completing the match in an hour and 54 minutes, Muchova managed to ship a 7-6(0), 6-3 victory that spoke of her athletic prowess and strategic finesse. Both Muchova and Townsend took a proactive strategy, coming to the online a mixed whole of 73 events, with Muchova accounting for 30 of these situations and Townsend contributing one other 43.

Muchova will now lock horns with world quantity 53 Wang Xinyu, who defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 within the third spherical. The 2 hour and 8-minute lengthy match allowed Xinyu to show her aggressive edge and mark her progress within the event.

Speaking after her win, Muchova stated her match towards Townsend was a difficult one, including that her American opponent performed rather well.

“The match was kind of what I expected, a tricky one. Taylor, I think, played really, really great from the start. The first set was very tough, very close. I’m glad I refocused very well for the tiebreak, and I think I played well there. As well, I felt start of the second set it was a little bit more in my hands,” stated Muchova throughout the on-court interview.

Shelton advances to last-16 stage

USA’s Ben Shelton defeated Aslan Karatsev of Russia to advance to the spherical of 16 within the US Open for the primary time in his profession. Shelton downed Karatsev 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 within the third spherical.

Shelton will now lock horns with fellow American Tommy Paul within the subsequent spherical. The world quantity 14 beat Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-1, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 within the third spherical.

Edited By:

Rounaq Sehrawat

Published On:

Sep 2, 2023