Everything that happened on Day 3 of the US Open including Djokovic, Gauff wins (2024)

A brutally hot day in Flushing Meadows saw wins for several big names including Novak Djokovic (2), Coco Gauff (3), Alexander Zverev (4), Andrey Rublev (6), Casper Ruud (8), Ben Shelton (13), Madison Keys (14) and Frances Tiafoe (20).

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As James noted a minute ago, Casper Ruud (8) has beaten Gael Monfils to advance to the third round. After play resumed following a near two-hour weather delay, Monfils managed to force the fourth set into a tiebreak, but Ruud jumped all over him to win it 7-3 and close out the match in four sets.

Ruud will face Shang Juncheng, aka Jerry Shang, next.

Novak Djokovic (2) moves on despite struggling in the heat and humidity. Taylor Fritz (12) dispatches Matteo Berrettini, and Casper Ruud (8) staves off a Gael Monfils comeback.

In Times Square, it's what they're here for.

Novak Djokovic (2) has advanced to the third round after his opponent Laslo Djere retired with Djokovic leading 6-4, 6-4, 2-0.

The heat and humidity was affecting both players on Arthur Ashe, each receiving treatment from the trainers at one point, but Djere was in need of more help the further the match progressed. After Djokovic broke his serve in the second game of the third set, Djere flung down his racquet in frustration and went to shake his compatriot's hand.

At the age of 37, Djokovic will be grateful to have had his match cut short. He will face Alexei Popyrin (28) in the third round.

Novak Djokovic (2) has won the second set against his Serb compatriot Laslo Djere and now leads 6-4, 6-4 on Arthur Ashe.

Djokovic actually spent much of the second set down a break, but got back on level terms at 4-4 before closing it out.

Taylor Fritz (12) has beaten Matteo Berrettini in straight sets 6-3, 7-6(1), 6-1 on Louis Armstrong.

The American didn't face a single break point during the match, winning 38 receiving points compared to just eight for his opponent.

Fritz faces Francisco Comesaña next, after the Argentine upset Ugo Humbert (17) earlier today.

Suspended nearly two hours ago due to weather, the match between Casper Ruud (8) and Gael Monfils has resumed on the outdoor court Grandstand.

Ruud, who leads two sets to one, has just made it 4-4 in the fourth set.

Taylor Fritz (12) has taken the second set against Matteo Berrettini, giving him a commanding lead of 6-3, 7-6(1) on Louis Armstrong.

There has been precisely one break point in this match so far, which the American converted during the first set.

Night has fallen in New York City and Novak Djokovic vs Laslo Djere is taking place indoors on Arthur Ashe, but after a day with temperatures above 90 degrees, it's still not cool enough for comfort.

After the first set, Djokovic had his abs massaged by a trainer while another one looked at his leg. He also utilized ice packs and a cooling air tube.

This Novak Djokovic-Laslo Djere match isn't going to be a repeat of last year's in the third round of the US Open, when Djere won the first two sets.

Djokovic has taken the first set tonight on Arthur Ashe, staying on serve all the way through 5-4 before breaking Djere's serve to love.

Coco Gauff now has 59 wins at Grand Slams. Since 2000, only one woman has won more singles matches at the major tournaments before turning 21: Maria Sharapova. Gauff turns 21 in March 2025.

Most Grand Slam wins in women's singles before turning 21 since 2000

• 81 – Maria Sharapova
• 59 – Coco Gauff
• 58 – Kim Clijsters
• 51 – Serena Williams
• 50 – Caroline Wozniacki

If Novak Djokovic facing his Serbian compatriot Laslo Djere at the US Open sounds familiar, that's because this very same match took place last year as well.

Meeting in the third round last year as opposed to the second round today, Djere jumped out to a shocking two-set lead. Exactly no one was surprised, however, when Djokovic found a way to up his game and reel him in, eventually winning 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 en route to lifting his 24th Grand Slam trophy.

The rain and lightning in Flushing Meadows hasn't stopped play on the two indoor courts.

Novak Djokovic (2) vs Laslo Djere has just gotten underway on Arthur Ashe, while American Taylor Fritz (12) leads Matteo Berrettini 2-1 in the first set on Louis Armstrong.

Before the weather turned, Lorenzo Musetti (18) closed out a five-set match against Miomir Kecmanović, prevailing 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.

She's done it!

Stearns beats Kasatkina for the second consecutive time at a Grand Slam tournament, and moves into the third round. She will play Olympic silver medalist and No. 24 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia.

The double faults are catching. A Kasatkina serve pings long off the tape for 1-3. Stearns.

Kasatkina peppers Stearns' backhand with inside-out forehands, and after retrieving some balls with serious heat, Stearns gets a slower, easier one and chips it way long. 3-2, still on serve.

3-3, as Stearns goes long off a regulation forehand down the middle.

Stearns returns to what has worked — maneuvering Kasatkina from side to side, but Kasatkina returns the favor to bring things to 1-2 in the tiebreak on serve.

This one is first to seven points.

Serving for the match again, on the very first point Stearns is in control of the rally, but an inside-out forehand to set up an approach to the net pings off the tape and drifts wide. Kasatkina pumps her first at the good fortune.

At 30-30, Kasatkina zips a forehand into the corner to bring up a break point that would send the second set into a tiebreak. Stearns misses a first serve that thunders down the T, before kicking a second serve out wide — too wide.

Another double fault to concede another break, and at 6-6, it's tiebreak time.