US Open day one wrap: Serena Williams serves excellence in dream start to farewell run

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The retirement party took place anyway but Serena Williams showed she is not finished yet with a 6-3 6-3 win over Danka Kovinic in the first round of the US Open.

Andy Murray led a positive day for the British players, with Jack Draper and Harriet Dart also reaching round two, the latter with the best win of her career over 10th seed Daria Kasatkina.

Defending champion Daniil Medvedev eased past Stefan Kozlov but there were two big shocks – an out-of-sorts Stefanos Tsitsipas losing to Daniel Elahi Galan while Simona Halep was beaten by young Ukrainian qualifier Daria Snigur.

Picture of the day

Serena Williams with daughter Olympia and husband Alexis Ohanian on Arthur Ashe Stadium (Charles Krupa/AP)

Quote of the day

Serena Williams got all the love from the Flushing Meadows crowd and inf the afterglow suggested she might not be ready to put a pin in her tennis career.
“Yeah, I’ve been pretty vague about it [retirement], right?” she said with a smile at her post-match press conference.
“I’m going to stay vague because you never know.”

Stat of the day

Djokovic still a presence

Mothers’ pride

Family influence is much in evidence at Flushing Meadows this year. The first-round clash between Brandon Holt and Taylor Fritz pitted the sons of two former players – Tracy Austin and Kathy May – against one another while Elizabeth Mandlik, daughter of Hana Mandlikova, reached round two.

Fallen seeds

It was a day of pure carnage for the seeds with some shocks reverberating further than others.

Simona Halep’s elimination will draw gasps no doubt as she was tipped as one of the tournament favourites.

There was cause for British delight as Harriet Dart shocked Russian No 1 Daria Kasatkina having won her place in the main draw through the qualifying tournament.

Women: Simona Halep (7), Daria Kasatkina (10), Martina Trevisan (27), Jil Teichmann (30)
Men: Stefanos Tsitsipas (4), Taylor Fritz (10), Roberto Bautista Agut (16), Francisco Cerundolo (24), Maxime Cressy (30), Nikoloz Basilashvili (31)

Who’s up next?

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Emma Raducanu begins the defence of her US Open title with a tricky assignment against France’s Alize Cornet under the lights on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans also start their campaigns against Benoit Paire and Jiri Vesely respectively.

Rafael Nadal opens the night session on Arthur Ashe against Australian wild card Rinky Hijikata while Naomi Osaka takes on Danielle Collins and top seed Iga Swiatek meets Jasmine Paolini.

US Open results on Monday

Men

1st rd

Daniil Medvedev (1) bt Stefan Kozlov (USA) 6-2, 6-4, 6-0

Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) bt Quentin Halys (FRA) 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-2

Nuno Borges (POR) bt Ben Shelton (USA) 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (8/10), 6-3

Wu Yibing (CHN) bt Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO 31) 6-3, 6-4, 6-0

Nick Kyrgios (AUS 23) bt Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)

Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) bt Ugo Humbert (FRA) 7-6 (7/1), 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 6-2

Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) bt Kamil Majchrzak (POL) 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-1

JJ Wolf (USA) bt Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP 16) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP 12) bt Dominic Thiem (AUT) 7-5, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3

Alexander Bublik (KAZ) bt Hugo Gaston (FRA) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Christian Garín (CHI) bt Jirí Lehecka (CZE) 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 6-1

Alex De Minaur (AUS 18) bt Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 7-5, 6-2, 6-3

Karen Khachanov (27) bt Denis Kudla (USA) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2

Thiago Monteiro (BRA) bt Alex Molcan (SVK) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1

Jack Draper (GBR) bt Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN 6) bt Alexander Ritschard (SUI) 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) bt Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE 4) 6-0, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5

Jordan Thompson (AUS) bt Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 2-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) bt Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-3, 7-5, 6-3

Marton Fucsovics (HUN) bt Maxime Cressy (USA 30) 6-7 (4/7), 7-5, 5-1 – retired

Andy Murray (GBR) bt Francisco Cerundolo (ARG 24) 7-5, 6-3, 6-3

Emilio Nava (USA) bt John Millman (AUS) 7-6 (9/7), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 6-1

Hugo Grenier (FRA) bt Tomas Etcheverry (ARG) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4

Matteo Berrettini (ITA 13) bt Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 6-2, 6-3, 6-3

Brandon Holt (USA) bt Taylor Fritz (USA x10) 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, 6-4

Pedro Cachín (ARG) bt Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 1-6, 7-6 (10/6)

Corentin Moutet (FRA) bt Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6-4, 7-6 (9/7) — retired

Botic van de Zandschulp (NED 21) bt Tomas Machac (CZE) 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1, 3-6, 7-5

Tommy Paul (USA 29) bt Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5

Sebastian Korda (USA) bt Facundo Bagnis (ARG) 5-7, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 6-1

Tim Van Rijthoven (NED) bt Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) 3-6, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (11/9), 6-1, 6-4

Casper Ruud (NOR 5) bt Kyle Edmund (GBR) 6-3, 7-5, 6-2

Women

1st rd

Daria Snigur (UKR) bt Simona Halep (ROM 7) 6-2, 0-6, 6-4

Rebecca Marino (CAN) bt Magdalena Frech (POL) 6-2, 6-3

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) bt Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 6-3, 6-2

Zhang Shuai (CHN) bt Jil Teichmann (SUI 30) 6-4, 6-2

Madison Keys (USA 20) bt Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3

Camila Giorgi (ITA) bt Anna Bondar (HUN) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

Gabriela Ruse (ROM) bt Daria Saville (AUS) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

Coco Gauff (USA 12) bt Leolia Jeanjean (FRA) 6-2, 6-3

Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA 15) bt Ana Konjuh (CRO) 6-0, 6-0

Bianca Andreescu (CAN) bt Harmony Tan (FRA) 6-0, 3-6, 6-1

Anna Kalinskaya bt Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 6-4, 6-3

Caroline Garcia (FRA 17) bt Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-4

Alison Riske (USA 29) bt Eleana Yu (USA) 6-2, 6-4

Maria Camila Osorio (COL) bt Ann Li (USA) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1

Wang Xiyu (CHN) bt Diane Parry (FRA) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3

Maria Sakkari (GRE 3) bt Tatjana Maria (GER) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0

Ons Jabeur (TUN 5) bt Madison Brengle (USA) 7-5, 6-2

Elizabeth Mandlik (USA) bt Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 5-7, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4

Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) bt Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 6-3, 6-4

Shelby Rogers (USA 31) bt Arantxa Rus (NED) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Veronika Kudermetova (18) bt Donna Vekic (CRO) 7-5, 6-3

Maryna Zanevska (BEL) bt Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6-1, 7-5

Dalma Galfi (HUN) bt Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) 6-4, 6-3

Harriet Dart (GBR) bt Daria Kasatkina (10) 7-6 (10/8), 1-6, 6-3

Leylah Fernandez (CAN 14) bt Océane Dodin (FRA) 6-3, 6-4

Liudmila Samsonova bt Sara Bejlek (CZE) 6-3, 6-1

Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) bt Elina Avanesyan 6-4, 6-4

Barbora Krejcikova (CZE 23) bt Fernanda Contreras Gomez (MEX) 6-0, 6-4

Evgeniya Rodina bt Martina Trevisan (ITA 27) 7-5, 6-1

Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) bt Karolína Muchova (CZE) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5)

Serena Williams (USA) bt Danka Kovinic (MNE) 6-3, 6-3

Anett Kontaveit (EST 2) bt Jaqueline Cristian (ROM) 6-3, 6-0

 

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