Tommy Paul was firing through his second-round matchup at the US Open Thursday but the American ultimately didn’t need to rely on his skill to see out the match.
Two-sets up against Australian Max Purcell, the American walked into the third round at Flushing Meadows when his opponent walked off after just one game of the third set.
The No. 14 seed had clinched a tight opening set 7-5 before dominating the second 6-0 and all it took was winning the first game of the third to steal the victory.
Purcell retired from the match after losing ten consecutive games to Paul.
Paul will face qualifier Gabriel Diallo on Saturday after the Canadian pulled off a stunning upset – 7-5, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 – over French No. 24 seed Arthur Fils.
More to follow.
Tommy Paul advanced to the third round of the US Open after his opponent retired
Max Purcell retired from the match with the American leading leading 7-5 6-0 1-0
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