NEW YORK >> Jannik Sinner never gave his third-round opponent at the U.S. Open on Saturday, Chris O’Connell, even a moment to contemplate pulling off the sort of monumental upset that eliminated Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

The No. 1-ranked Sinner is suddenly the favorite to win the men’s championship at Flushing Meadows. He won the first five games and 21 of the first 29 points to make quite clear how things would go at Arthur Ashe Stadium and wrapped up a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over O’Connell in under two hours.

Stepping on court less than 15 hours after Djokovic’s loss to Alexei Popyrin, and two days after Alcaraz’s loss to Botic van de Zandschulp, Sinner was as dominant as can be in every facet of the sport.

Earlier Saturday, Jasmine Paolini joined Coco Gauff as the only women to reach at least the fourth round at every major in 2024, getting that far at the U.S. Open for the first time with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 30 seed Yulia Putintseva.

Golf

Spieth has wrist surgery >> Jordan Spieth was in Colorado last week, just like he expected, only he wasn’t there for the FedEx Cup playoffs. He had surgery on his left wrist that he believes will eliminate issues that might have bothered him longer than just the last 15 months.

Spieth had surgery on Aug. 21 in Vail — about 100 miles from the BMW Championship — to rebuild the sheath that holds in place the tendon connecting the forearm to the wrist.

He said doctors also scoped his wrist and found bone chips that were removed. They also cleaned up the triangular fibrocartilage complex that stabilizes the wrist and smoothed a bone.

Hockey

Hurricanes reach 8-year deal with Jarvis >> The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Seth Jarvis to an eight-year, $63.2 million contract in a move that keeps a top young forward with the team for the long term.

The team announced the deal, saying that it includes more than $29.2 million in signing bonuses for the No. 13 overall pick in the 2020 draft.

The 5-foot-10, 184-pound Jarvis ranked second among team skaters with 33 goals and 67 points, setting career highs in both categories along with power-play goals (13), shorthanded goals (nine) and game-winners (nine).

Pro basketball

Clippers, Zubac agree to extension >> Ivica Zubac and the Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a $58.6 million, three-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2027-28 season, agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel said.

Zubac averaged a career-high 11.7 points and 9.2 rebounds last season, when the 27-year-old center shot 65% from the field during the regular season. He averaged 16.2 points in the Clippers’ loss to Dallas over six games of the Western Conference playoffs.

He had one year and $11.7 million remaining on his current deal.

Pro football

Giants re-sign cornerback Jackson >> The New York Giants re-signed cornerback Adoree’ Jackson, who spent the last three seasons with the team.

The move adds a proven veteran to the Giants’ secondary, which heads into the regular season otherwise mostly young and inexperienced at the cornerback spot.

The 28-year-old Jackson started 14 games last season for the Giants and returned an interception 76 yards for a touchdown. He has 77 career starts, almost double the five other key cornerbacks on the current roster.