Ogunsakin bows out of US Open Juniors after three-set loss to South Africa’s Doig

Oluwaseun Ogunsakin’s US Open junior campaign ended in a three-set battle, but the Nigerian teenager leaves New York after another step forward on the international circuit.

The 17-year-old, who trains at Aurum Tennis Academy, lost to South Africa’s Connor Doig 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the round of 32 on Tuesday. Ogunsakin struggled to find his rhythm in the opening set, which Doig took 6-2. He responded by raising his level in the second, winning 6-4 to force a decider. Doig regained control in the final set and secured his place in the next round.

Ogunsakin had reached the main draw through qualifying and then produced the biggest victory of his Grand Slam career in the opening round. He defeated Chinese Taipei’s Kuan-Shou Chen, the No. 15 seed and world No. 16 junior, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 for his first main-draw win at a Grand Slam tournament.

The US Open was Ogunsakin’s third straight junior Grand Slam. He began at the Roland Garros Junior Championships and later reached the boys’ singles main draw at Wimbledon, where he also advanced to the doubles semi-finals. At Flushing Meadows, he had also entered the boys’ doubles competition with Botswana’s Ntungamili Raguin, but could not progress further. Despite the singles defeat, his results across three Grand Slam tournaments underline his growing profile among Nigeria’s promising young players.