Almagro beats US teen Sock in US Open 3rd round
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Nicolas Almagro eliminated American teenager Jack Sock with a quick fourth set after the two played three tiebreakers in the third round of the U.S. Open.
The 11th-seeded Spaniard won 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-1 on Saturday to reach the round of 16 at Flushing Meadows for the first time.
The 19-year-old Sock, ranked 243rd, got in on a wild card and made his first Grand Slam third-round appearance. He converted just one of 11 break points, while Almagro was four for five — three of the breaks coming in the final set.
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In the two tiebreakers Almagro won, he had no unforced errors while Sock had six. While the winners were almost even for the match — 56 for Sock, 53 for Almagro — Sock had 52 unforced errors overall to 24 by Almagro.