Third set tie break here. Just after tuning in. Seems to be high quality. Rublev reminds me of Djokovic a lot.
Rublev takes the third set in the tie break and leads 2 sets to 1.
Both players had set points in the tie break that they passed up but Rublev takes it at the second time of asking.
Tsitsipas getting treatment from the doctor now.
Rublev is class, if he strenghtens up in his mid 20s he will be a top ten player. I remem djockovic destroying him 3-0 a couple of years ago in flushing meadows, he mentally collapsed after a poor first set and threw the towel in. If he can just hang in there on his weak second serve his baseline game is top 10, 20 standard.
He could be the best Russian of the lot right now. Tsitsipas has the trainer on again here.
Wimbledon semi finalist and 10th seed Bautista Agut gone.
Tsitsipas playing possum here now.
Think Tsitsipas will be chucking the towel in here.
Tsitsipas having a meltdown. Calling the umpire a weirdo. 
Rublev serving for the match and Tsitsipas breaks. I don’t think Tsitsipas is anywhere near as bad as he is making out.
Rublev takes it in 4.
Third straight slam defeat for Tsitsipas. He’s really collapsed since Wawrinka beat him in Paris.
Zverev gone to a decider after being 2 sets up.
Thiem now 2 sets to 1 down.
There could be some amount of seeds down by the end of tonight.
Third straight Slam defeat for the under achieving Dominic Thiem. In 18 appearances at the Australian Open, the Championship and US Open, he’s made just one quarter final.
Bit of giraffes kill at Flushing Meadows this evening.
Ivo Karlovic (6ft 11) beaten by Frances Fiafoe (6ft 2)
Sam Querrey (6ft 6) beaten by Juan Ignacio Londero (6ft 11).
9th seed Karen Khachanov (6ft 6) beaten by Victor Pospisil (6ft 3).
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That’s one more QF appearance than “rising star” Borna Coric.
Thiem remains the only player under 30 to have won a set in a slam final and is currently world no 4, if he is underachieveing then what about the rest of the players outside the top 3?
Nick The Greek through to Round 2 with a straight set win over Steve Johnson.
Straight set win as well for rising star Borna Coric.
Roger has dropped the first set to Damir
Dzumhur. Tough scheduling on the 38 year old five times former champion having to toil away in the midday sun of a late New York summer.
He’s lucky he has a fairly routine draw to the quarter as he seems to be toiling a little in his games since Wimbledon.
“Rising Star” Borna Coric has pulled out of his game with Federer. This makes it failure to reach the last 8 of a slam at his 20th attempt.
Back injury. Tough break for him. He was meeting Grigor Dimitrov in the second round and not Roger Federer as you’ve incorrectly stated.