2024 US Open Day 7: Gauff v Navarro, Tiafoe v Popyrin For QF Berths

Quarterfinals berths will be on the line Sunday at the US Open. Americans once again take center stage. Coco Gauff and Emma Navarro collide for a third time.

Gauff beat Navarro at the start of the year en route to her Auckland win. Navarro was able to return the favor on Centre Court Wimbledon in the fourth round as Gauff donated a flurry errors off the forehand.

“In my own head I’ll probably always be under the radar just because I don’t give social media and that kind of stuff too much attention. I have a really grounded group of people around me that keeps me grounded. So in my head, I’ll always just be kind of ‘Regular Emma’, ‘Under-the-Radar Emma.'”

In the evening, it’s the first meeting between good friends Frances Tiafoe and Alexei Popyrin. Both come off huge wins. Tiafoe won in five while Popyrin stunned the defending champion Djokovic in four convicing sets.

Qinwen Zheng and Donna Vekic meet in a rematch of their gold medal affair.

In the first match on Ashe, Grigor Dimitrov and Andrey Rublev battle for an eighth time. Rublev has won three of their last four meetings and based on rank, is the slight favorite.

“When I was a junior, I liked him as a player,” Rublev told the US Open. “At that time, he was something different from the Big Three, Big Four. I liked to watch his matches.”

“Grigor is an unbelievable player, a great friend. We’ve had many matches. We’ll see in the moment. It will be who is more ready.”

On Armstrong, Taylor Fritz faces Casper Ruud hoping for a first win over the Norweigian and a return to the quarterfinals. Ruud is 2-0 with one win at the French this year and the other at the ATP Finals in 2022.

Alexander Zverev also lurks, he takes on the resurgent Brandon Nakashima. And women’s favorite Aryna Sabalenka meets Elise Mertens.

SUNDAY US OPEN SCHEDULE
Arthur Ashe Stadium, Day Session – 12:00 PM Start
Andrey Rublev (RUS) [6] vs. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) [9]
Not Before 2:30 PM
Emma Navarro (USA) [13] vs. Coco Gauff (USA) [3]

7:00 PM Start
Frances Tiafoe (USA) [20] vs. Alexei Popyrin (AUS) [28]
Qinwen Zheng (CHN) [7] vs. Donna Vekic (CRO) [24]

Louis Armstrong Stadium, Day Session – 11:00 AM Start
Paula Badosa (ESP) [26] vs. Yafan Wang (CHN)
Not Before 1:00 PM
Casper Ruud (NOR) [8] vs. Taylor Fritz (USA) [12]
Not Before 4:30 PM
Brandon Nakashima (USA) vs. Alexander Zverev (GER) [4]
Elise Mertens (BEL) [33] vs. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) [2]