HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-US Open day six

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.

Highlights of the sixth day of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday (times GMT): 2202 SINNER OVERCOMES WAWRINKA

Italian sixth seed Jannik Sinner saw off former U.S. Open champion and three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-2 to secure a fourth-round place. 2143 PEGULA GETS PAST SVITOLINA

Third seed Jessica Pegula edged out Ukrainian 26th seed Elina Svitolina 6-4 4-6 6-2 and booked her place in the fourth round where she will face fellow American Madison Keys. "Every time I played her (Svitolina) it becomes so close, she is playing amazing and is really tough," Pegula said.

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.

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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. 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.