HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-US Open day six

1925 ALCARAZ DOWNS EVANS Top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz swept past Dan Evans despite the Briton snatching the third set to reach the fourth round with a 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3 win in his bid to retain the title.

Highlights of the sixth day of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday (times GMT): 2112 RUBLEV TOPS RINDERKNECH

Russian eighth seed Andrey Rublev advanced to the fourth round after recovering from a set down with a 3-6 6-3 6-1 7-5 win over Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech. 1925 ALCARAZ DOWNS EVANS

Top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz swept past Dan Evans despite the Briton snatching the third set to reach the fourth round with a 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3 win in his bid to retain the title. "Defending the title (successfully) here is a goal for me, I know nobody else has (successfully) defended the title here since Roger Federer (in 2008)," Alcaraz said.

READ MORE Alcaraz holds off Evans to reach U.S. Open fourth round

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1856 ARNALDI KNOCKS NORRIE OUT Unseeded Italian Matteo Arnaldi knocked out British 16th seed Cameron Norrie with a 6-3 6-4 6-3 victory to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time.

1837 KEYS OVERCOMES SAMSONOVA American 17th seed Madison Keys bounced back from a set down to defeat Russian Liudmila Samsonova, 14th seed, 5-7 6-2 6-2 to reach the fourth round.

1635 KASATKINA BEATS MINNEN TO SET UP SABALENKA CLASH Russian 13th seed Daria Kasatkina overcame Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen 6-3 6-4 and will face world number two Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round.

1610 SABALENKA MARCHES ON Belarusian world number two Aryna Sabalenka beat Clara Burel of France 6-1 6-1 at the Louis Armstrong Stadium to advance to the fourth round.

1510 PLAY UNDER WAY Play began under mostly clear skies with the temperature at around 23 degrees Celsius (73.4 degrees Fahrenheit).

Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz continues his title defence with a third-round match against Briton Dan Evans, while second seed Aryna Sabalenka faces Frenchwoman Clara Burel.

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