Fritz and Cobolli shocked as men's seeds tumble
Taylor Fritz and Flavio Cobolli lose in the third round as six top-10 seeds are knocked out of the men's singles in the first week at the US Open.
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Notable Quotes
"I don't even know what to say. I don't really want to talk to anybody, see anybody."
— Taylor Fritz , Athlete
"I think my energy was a little bit lower than the other days."
— Flavio Cobolli , Athlete
"Alex is very good guy outside the court. He deserved to win, and he won."
— Flavio Cobolli , Athlete
Key People
Alexander Blockx is a Belgian tennis player who defeated Flavio Cobolli at the US Open.
Alex de Minaur is an Australian professional tennis player known for his speed and agility on the court.
Arthur Fery is a British tennis player and the current number five in the UK rankings.
Arthur Fils is a young French tennis player hampered by injuries due to workload.
Christian Harrison is an American tennis player who competes in doubles events.
David Stevenson is a tennis player who competed in men's doubles.
Fabien Reboul is a French tennis player and an 11th seed in men's doubles.
Felix Auger-Aliassime is a Canadian professional tennis player known for his powerful serve and athletic gameplay.
Flavio Cobolli is an Italian professional tennis player who competed against Zverev in the French Open final.
Francisco Cerundolo is an Argentine tennis player who won his first ATP 500 title at Queen's.
Jakub Mensik is a Czech tennis player set to compete against Jacob Fearnley in the next round.
Joshua Paris is a British tennis player competing in men's doubles.
Karen Khachanov is a Russian tennis player slated to face Terence Atmane in the next round.
Learner Tien is a young American tennis player, seeded 14th.
Marcus Willis is a British tennis player known for his unexpected run at Wimbledon in 2016.
Neal Skupski is a British tennis player and former men's doubles champion.
A Serbian professional tennis player and widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time.
Sadio Doumbia is a French tennis player and an 11th seed in men's doubles.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is a Greek professional tennis player who is known for his aggressive playing style.
Taylor Fritz is an American professional tennis player.
Zheng is a tennis player known for a remarkable comeback victory.
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Taylor Fritz and Flavio Cobolli lose in the third round as six top-10 seeds are knocked out of the men's singles in the first week at the US Open.
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