- Thompson beats 30th seed Matteo Arnaldi 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
- Potential all-Australian last-16 clash looms in New York
Seed-slaying Jordan Thompson has claimed another scalp to set up a possible all-Australian fourth-round US Open showdown with Alex de Minaur. After sending world No 7 Hubert Hurkacz packing in round two, Thompson took out 30th seed Matteo Arnaldi 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) on day six to storm into the last 16 at Flushing Meadows for a second time.
De Minaur was playing Brit Dan Evans on Saturday night (Sunday AEST), with the winner to face Thompson for a quarter-final berth. “If he gets through, it would be for sure an Aussie in the quarters. I hope that it is me,” Thompson said on court. “I will be recovering. I won’t be looking on. I’ll leave that to my coach.”