NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights of the first day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Sunday (times GMT): 0455 BONZI TOPS MEDVEDEV IN FIVE-SET THRILLER Daniil Medvedev’s turbulent season continued as the 2021 U.S. Open champion crashed out in the opening round after a 6-3 7-5 6-7(5) 0-6 6-4 defeat by Frenchman Benjamin […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights of the first day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Sunday (times GMT):
0455 BONZI TOPS MEDVEDEV IN FIVE-SET THRILLER
Daniil Medvedev’s turbulent season continued as the 2021 U.S. Open champion crashed out in the opening round after a 6-3 7-5 6-7(5) 0-6 6-4 defeat by Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi.
The clash was not without drama as it saw a six-minute delay after a photographer prematurely entered the court during a match point, sparking Medvedev’s fury and igniting crowd chaos.
“I may have got some new fans but also some new non-fans. The energy was wild. Thanks for all the ones who were booing. Thanks for the energy in the fifth,” Bonzi said after knocking out the Russian 13th seed.
0328 PEGULA CRUSHES SHERIF
American fourth seed Jessica Pegula, runner-up last year, swept aside Egypt’s Mayar Sherif 6-0 6-4.
0200 DJOKOVIC MAKES POSITIVE START
Serbian seventh seed Novak Djokovic, chasing a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title and a fifth U.S. Open crown, made light work of Learner Tien, beating the 19-year-old American 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2.
The 38-year-old next faces another American, Zachary Svajda.
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0130 NAVARRO, PAOLINI AND AZARENKA THROUGH
Home hope Emma Navarro, the 10th seed, moved past China’s Wang Yafan 7-6(9) 6-3, while Italian seventh seed Jasmine Paolini advanced to the second round after beating Australian Destanee Aiava 6-2 7-6(4).
Three-times U.S. Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka also made it to the second round as she knocked out American Hina Inoue 7-6(0) 6-4.
2013 SABALENKA SHOWS PROWESS
World number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka ground out a 7-5 6-1 victory over Switzerland’s Rebeka Masarova to reach the second round.
1909 FRITZ EASES PAST NAVA
Fourth seed Taylor Fritz eased past compatriot Emilio Nava 7-5 6-2 6-3 with minimal fuss in an all-American first-round clash.
1822 SHELTON BEATS BUSE IN STRAIGHT SETS
Former semi-finalist and American sixth seed Ben Shelton beat Peru’s Ignacio Buse 6-3 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round.
1618 RADUCANU EASES PAST SHIBAHARA
Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu brushed aside Ena Shibahara 6-1 6-2. She will face next Indonesian qualifier Janice Tjen, who beat the 24th seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 4-6 6-4.
1507 PLAY UNDER WAY
Play began under partly cloudy skies in New York, with the temperature around 25 degrees Celcius (77 degrees Fahrenheit).
U.S. OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON SUNDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (1600 GMT/12 p.m. ET)
6-Ben Shelton (U.S.) v Ignacio Buse (Peru)
1-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) v Rebeka Masarova (Switzerland)
7-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v Learner Tien (U.S.)
4-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) v Mayar Sherif (Egypt)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM (1500 GMT/11 a.m. ET)
Emma Raducanu (Britain) v Ena Shibahara (Japan)
Emilio Nava (U.S.) v 4-Taylor Fritz (U.S.)
Destanee Aiava (Australia) v 7-Jasmine Paolini (Italy)
13-Daniil Medvedev (Russia) v Benjamin Bonzi (France)
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha and Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond, Toby Davis and Peter Rutherford)