New York, Aug. 29 -- World No. 1 Jannik Sinner registered a comfortable victory over Alexei Popyrin in the second round of the ongoing US Open tennis tournament 2025 on Thursday. He won the game in three straight sets, defeating his opponent 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

"It was a very, very solid performance. I felt like we both didn't serve very well today, so we had a lot of rallies from the back of the court, where I felt quite comfortable today. Obviously, I'm very happy to be in the next round," said Sinner in his post-match press conference as quoted by the ATP Tour website.

Sinner, aiming to become the first man to successfully defend the US Open singles title since Roger Federer in 2008, now holds a 33-4 record for the season, according to th...