US Open tennis 2025: Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz in action on day six – live

Updates from the third round at Flushing Meadows

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As usual, please do get in touch with your predictions/predilections. Or with anything I’ve missed. I’ve been on holiday the past couple of weeks (the west coast of Scotland – so beautiful!), so I’m playing a bit of catch-up. And talking of playing catch-up, here’s what happened on day five:

Raducanu dropped only six games in her first two matches. But both were against qualifiers; Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champ, represents a huge step up in quality. Raducanu has tended to struggle against the biggest hitters – and is letting Rybakina dictate early on here – but the way in which she stood up to Aryna Sabalenka in two tight defeats at Wimbledon and Cincinnati this summer will give her hope. But Rybakina backs up the break and it’s 3-0.