In short:
Dane Sweeny lost 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to Italy's Luciano Darderi in the third round.
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Sweeny → lose → round
Past US Open finalists Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and Amanda Anisimova were all eliminated.
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finalists → eliminate → ?
Dane Sweeny's gallant US Open campaign has come to a frustrating end with a tough third-round loss to 21st-seeded Italian Luciano Darderi.
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campaign → come → Darderi
Sweeny complained of a hip injury during a 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 defeat to the world number 22 that left Australia without a second-week singles hope in New York for the first time in five years.
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that → complain → years
Alex de Minaur's shock second-round loss to Botic van de Zandschulp meant Sweeny was Australia's last player standing at Flushing Meadows.
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Sweeny → mean → Meadows
"It's been an amazing week, a career-changing week, but I can't help but feel a bit disappointed just with today's performance," Sweeny said.
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Sweeny → change → performance
"I just wasn't really feeling it, just not really feeling the timing and the rhythm as I have been.
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I → feel → timing
I just made a lot of cheap errors and that was quite frustrating.
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that → make → errors
"I was OK to lose a match, but I really wanted to test him more and bring a good level so I could make an absolute fight out of it.
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I → lose → it
"Win or lose, I wanted to really make him work for the victory at least and I wasn't able to do that.
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I → win → that
The world number 123 only gained a last-minute entry to the US Open after two late withdrawals allowed Tennis Australia to grant Sweeny the reciprocal wildcard it initially handed to Alexei Popyrin.
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it → gain → Popyrin
Despite his disappointment, Sweeny cashed in on his good fortune.
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Sweeny → cash → fortune
The 25-year-old turned his first US Open main-draw appearance into a watershed run to the last 32 of a major for the first time.
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old → turn → time
The Queenslander will walk away with a life-changing cheque for $402,500 and a fresh career-high ranking.
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Queenslander → walk → 402,500
"The financial side of things, that will help with coaching and people you travel with," Sweeny said.
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Sweeny → help → coaching
Sweeny is provisionally slated to climb to number 109 in the world.
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Sweeny → slat → world
If he can crack the top 100 by season's end, Sweeny will earn direct entry to the Australian Open for the first time.
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Sweeny → crack → time
But that will take care of itself," Sweeny said.
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Sweeny → take → itself
"It's hard not to worry about that because we're indoctrinated to want that low number next to our name, but I can just focus on working hard, focus on improving.
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I → worry → name
American tilt takes a hit
Past US Open finalists Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and Amanda Anisimova all crashed out in the third round, dealing a stinging blow to home fans.
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finalists → take → fans
Men's ninth seed Fritz had yet to drop a set in New York and looked well on his way to another routine victory before Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo found his best tennis to flip the script and win 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
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Cerundolo → have → script
It was the earliest exit in four years for the 2024 runner-up, as Cerundolo reached the fourth round for the first time.
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Cerundolo → reach → time
The American women fared no better as China's Zheng Qinwen fought back from a 5-0 deficit in the decider to beat 2017 runner-up Keys 1-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, collapsing on the court in utter joy as she fights back from a career slump.
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she → fare → slump
Zheng will next face 2022 champion and former world number one, Iga Świątek, who got past Czech Marie Bouzková 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/3).
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who → face → Bouzková
Tenth-seeded Anisimova, last year's runner-up, was unable to reverse her fortunes in a frustrating year at the majors, with a 6-2, 7-5 defeat by Anastasia Potapova.
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Anisimova → reverse → Potapova
Coco Gauff, the 2023 US Open winner, provided the lone bright spot for the Americans when she beat Spain's Cristina Bucșa 6-3, 6-4 in the third round.
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she → provide → round
The Aporia
