Schoolkate advances after three-set US Open qualifying thriller

Australian Tristan Schoolkate progressed through the US Open qualifying third round with a hard-fought victory over Liam Draxl in New York. Schoolkate won 2–1, recovering after dropping the opening set 6–4. He levelled the contest by taking the second set 7–5 before edging a tense deciding set 7–6(7). The match lasted three sets, with the final score recorded as 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7) from Schoolkate’s perspective. His supplied statistics show two sets won and one set lost, confirming a narrow victory in a match decided by the third-set tie-break. No other Australian player was supplied for this event.