FILE PHOTO: Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 31, 2024 Daniil Medvedev from Russia celebrates his third round match win against Flavio Cobolli from Italy. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
(Reuters) - Highlights of the eighth day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Sunday (times GMT):
1635 PEGULA EASES INTO QUARTER-FINALS
Last year's runner-up Jessica Pegula brushed aside American compatriot Ann Li 6-1 6-2 to reach the U.S. Open singles quarter-finals for the third time in her career.
1505 PLAY UNDERWAY
Play began under partly cloudy skies in New York, with the temperature around 23 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit).
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U.S. OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON SUNDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1530 GMT/1130 AM ET)
4-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) v Ann Li (U.S.)
Arthur Rinderknech (France) v 2-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
7-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany)
9-Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) v Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM (1500 GMT/11 AM ET)
Adrian Mannarino (France) v 20-Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic)
Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) v Taylor Townsend (U.S.)
21-Tomas Machac (Czech Republic) v 4-Taylor Fritz (U.S.)
1-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) v Cristina Bucsa (Spain)
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru)
