Botic van de Zandschulp eliminates the next seeded after Casper Ruud (ATP 11) from Norway. In five sets he wrestled the Argentine Diego Schwartzman (ATP 14) at the Louis Armstrong Stadium: 6: 3, 6: 4, 5: 7, 5: 7, 6: 1. This thriller lasts four hours and 20 minutes.
The 25-year-old Dutch qualifier had a career record of 5 wins and 6 losses before the US Open. Now he has his fourth success in a row in the main draw of the last Grand Slam tournament of the year.
His entry into the quarter-finals brought him $ 425,000 in prize money. Van de Zandschulp’s next opponent is Daniil Medvedev (ATP 2), the 2019 Russian US Open finalist.
Elina Switolina (WTA 5) is also in the round of the last eight. The Ukrainian eliminates the two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep (WTA 13) from Romania in one hour and 16 minutes with 6: 3, 6: 3. (yap)