Tommy Paul Advances to 4th Round at U.S. Open for 1st Time

Tommy Paul of the United States reacts during his match against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain during their Men's Singles Third Round match on Day Five of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City on on Sept. 1, 2023. Elsa/Getty Images

Fourteenth-seeded Tommy Paul punched his ticket to the fourth round at the U.S. Open for the first time with a 6–1, 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday in New York.

The convincing victory was a welcome one for Paul, who was pushed to the limit on Wednesday before recording his first career comeback from two sets down in a second-round victory over Roman Safiullin of Russia.