Meanwhile, USA’s Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens also made it into the next round. Schwartzman is through to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time and will take on Lucas Pouille. Bedia has signed a two-year-deal with the Goan club, after revoking his contract with Real Zaragoza in Spain. His most successful spell was as a part of the FC Barcelona’s B Team, where he notched up seven goals in a single season while at the Catalan club. Both clubs were fined 60 million euros by UEFA in 2014 and subjected to reduced squad sizes in European competition. He hit 80 unforced errors in an untidy display on Grandstand, where he also served nine double faults. Hitting winners and unforced errors in almost equal measure in the opening set, the former world number one dug deep to take the advantage. MOST EXPENSIVE PURCHASESNeymar The Brazilian forward’s relationship at Barcelona came to a boil following a training ground bust-up with new signing Nelson Semedo. Open’s big stage on Friday and delivered a sizzling performance by blowing past 18th-seed Caroline Garcia 6-0 6-4 to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. Pardeep Narwal was back at his best after an uncharacteristically low-key performance against the Warriors in Mumbai.