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Defending champion Medvedev into US Open third round

NEW YORK: World number one and defending champion Daniil Medvedev eased into US Open third round with a 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 win over Arthur Rinderknech of France.

Medvedev goes on to face Wu Yibing who created a piece of tennis history earlier Wednesday after becoming the first man from China to reach the third round in New York.

Russia's Daniil Medvedev hits a return to France's Arthur Rinderknech during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament men's singles second round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on August 31, 2022. AFP PHOTO