US Open, Day 1 review: Rune's court complaints, Thiem's draw opens up, Siegmund 'tries her best' vs Gauff and Sakkari in tears
What happened at the US Open on Day 1? Well...
In the men’s draw…
- Holger Rune loses to Roberto Carballes Baena and then complains about the court scheduling (while also claiming he wasn’t)
- Dominic Thiem wins against Alexander Bublik! His first grand slam victory in 2 years and lost three of last four against top 20 players. Bublik also embarrassed himself rather and overstepped the line with a rant. As predicted, Felix Auger-Aliassime slumps to defeat against Makenzie McDonald
- Sebastian Korda and Lorenzo Musetti out too
- Stefanos Tsitsipas is too strong for Milos Raonic
- Novak Djokovic cruises through, water is wet etc
In the women’s draw…
- Maria Sakkari is out and in pain, saying she may need a break from the game
- Other seeds to fall were Anhelina Kalinina, Bernarda Pera and Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Caroline Wozniacki gets a win on her Grand Slam return
- Coco Gauff survives an early scare against queen of gamesmanship Laura Siegmund
- Beatriz Haddad Maia edges Sloane Stephens
- Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina cruise through
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What happened at the US Open on Day 1? Well...
In the men’s draw…
- Holger Rune loses to Roberto Carballes Baena and then complains about the court scheduling (while also claiming he wasn’t)
- Dominic Thiem wins against Alexander Bublik! His first grand slam victory in 2 years and lost three of last four against top 20 players. Bublik also embarrassed himself rather and overstepped the line with a rant. As predicted, Felix Auger-Aliassime slumps to defeat against Makenzie McDonald
- Sebastian Korda and Lorenzo Musetti out too
- Stefanos Tsitsipas is too strong for Milos Raonic
- Novak Djokovic cruises through, water is wet etc
In the women’s draw…
- Maria Sakkari is out and in pain, saying she may need a break from the game
- Other seeds to fall were Anhelina Kalinina, Bernarda Pera and Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Caroline Wozniacki gets a win on her Grand Slam return
- Coco Gauff survives an early scare against queen of gamesmanship Laura Siegmund
- Beatriz Haddad Maia edges Sloane Stephens
- Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina cruise through
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2023-08-29
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