US Open, Day 3 review: Tsitsipas stunned by rising star Zhang, more Ruud struggles, and does Venus Williams still deserve a wildcard?

Tennis Unfiltered

James Gray and George Bellshaw look back on the second round of the US Open on Wednesday where...

- Zhang Zhizhen became the first Chinese man to beat a top-five opponent in ATP rankings history, stunning last year's runner-up Casper Ruud

- No 7 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out by Dominic Stricker, world No 128 and a qualifier, in five exhausting sets

- A Brit finally lost as Lily Miyazaki was beaten 6-3, 6-3 by Belinda Bencic, a dark horse for the title (James insists)

- Venus Williams was battered 6-1, 6-1 by Greet Minnen - and we ask at what point she still deserves a wildcard

- There were also defeats for Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Magda Linette, Francisco Cerundolo and Chris Eubanks

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2023-08-31 37 min

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