Monfils dominated the third set to force a fourth, but the match was suspended for two hours due to lightning, shifting the momentum. Ruud eventually secured the win in the tiebreaker of the fourth set.
The match was characterized by Monfils’ errors and Ruud’s strong serve. Monfils had 50 winners but made 57 unforced errors, while Ruud had a solid serving game with a high percentage of first serves and winning 60% of points on his second serve.
Ruud, ranked 8th, will face Chinese player Juncheng Shang in the next round.
Prior to this match, Ruud defeated Yunchaokete Bu with a score of 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2.
In a previous round of the US Open, Monfils, ranked 45th, won against Diego Schwartzman with a score of 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
Other second-round results from New York (Grand Slam) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center:
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Fabian Marozsan vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Max Purcell vs. Tommy Paul
- Mariano Navone vs. Daniel Evans
- David Goffin vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Tristan Schoolkate vs. Jakub Mensik
- Arthur Fils vs. Gabriel Diallo
- Alex De Minaur vs. Otto Virtanen
- Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Jack Draper
- Flavio Cobolli vs. Zizou Bergs
- Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Nuno Borges
- Jannik Sinner vs. Alex Michelsen
- Jordan Thompson vs. Hubert Hurkacz
… (remaining list of results)
