Zverev continues Slam bid with win over Muller

Alexander Zverev continued his hunt for a first Grand Slam title pinch triumph complete Alexandre Muller to scope nan US Open 3rd round.

Germany's Zverev, 27, reached nan last successful New York successful 2020 arsenic good arsenic nan French Open last earlier this year.

However, he mislaid nan US Open showpiece to Dominic Thiem from 2 sets up, and led Carlos Alcaraz by 2 sets to 1 successful Paris earlier succumbing to nan Spaniard.

Zverev said he had doubts he could return to nan apical level aft suffering a serious ankle injury astatine nan French Open successful 2022.

The 4th seed has won 54 singles matches this twelvemonth - much than immoderate different antheral subordinate connected nan circuit - and added different to his tally pinch nan 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 complete France's Muller.

"I had truthful galore doubts, mobility marks whether I would ever beryllium apical 10 aliases apical 5 successful nan world [again]," Zverev said.

"What changed is I'm enjoying each azygous infinitesimal connected these beautiful courts successful beforehand of thousands of fans.

"It was thing that was taken distant from maine two-and-a-half-years agone and I'm highly gladsome to beryllium playing astatine this level.

"Hopefully I tin springiness myself nan champion chance to triumph here."

Zverev will look Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry next.

American Frances Tiafoe and ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov were besides among nan winners connected nan 3rd time successful New York.

Home favourite Tiafoe was starring Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-1 1-0 erstwhile nan Kazakh retired pinch injury, while Dimitrov brushed speech Australia's Rinky Hijikata 6-1 6-1 7-6 (7-4).

Defending champion Novak Djokovic features successful nan nighttime convention connected Arthur Ashe, pinch Andrey Rublev and Taylor Fritz besides successful action.