Bublik overpowers Mannarino in straight sets at US Open

Alexander Bublik turned his US Open third-round meeting with Adrian Mannarino into a rout, winning 6-3 6-1 6-1 with a serving display that never let the Frenchman settle. The Kazakh landed 72.6% of his first serves and won 91.1% of those points, firing 16 aces against just three double faults, so his service games barely came under threat. Mannarino, by contrast, found only 56.2% of first serves and won 52.8% of them, with his second serve producing 50.0%, leaving him exposed once the first two sets slipped away. For Bublik, it was a near-flawless afternoon and a place in the next round secured at minimal cost.