NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights of the first day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Monday (times GMT):
0220 GAUFF SEES OFF SIEGEMUND
Sixth seed Coco Gauff stormed back from a set down to earn a 3-6 6-2 6-4 win over Germany’s Laura Siegemund in the first round. Gauff, 19, will next face 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva of Russia.
0119 AMERICAN MCDONALD KNOCKS OUT AUGER-ALIASSIME
Canadian 15th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime was bundled out by American Mackenzie McDonald 7-6(5) 4-6 6-1 6-4 in a match that lasted more than three hours.
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0111 TSITSIPAS STEAMROLLS RAONIC
Greek seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Canadian Milos Raonic in straight sets 6-2 6-3 6-4.
0105 KVITOVA OVERCOMES BUCSA
Czech Petra Kvitova, the 11th seed, knocked out Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6-1 7-6(5).
2335 DROGUET OUTLASTS MUSETTI
French Titouan Droguet quashed an attempted comeback by Italian 18th seed Lorenzo Musetti to claim a thrilling 6-3 0-6 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 victory and book his place in the second round.
2306 PAUL TOPPLES TRAVAGLIA
American 14th seed Tommy Paul clinched his second-round spot with a 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-1 win over Italy’s Stefano Travaglia.
2128 FRITZ SINKS JOHNSON
Ninth seed Taylor Fritz beat fellow American Steve Johnson 6-2 6-1 6-2 in under 90 minutes to book his place in the second round.
2015 RUUD BEATS NAVA
Norwegian fifth seed and 2022 runner-up Casper Ruud claimed a battling 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 7-6(5) win over American Emilio Nava to advance to the second round.
2007 UNTROUBLED RYBAKINA ADVANCES
Kazakhstan’s fourth seed Elena Rybakina had no trouble overcoming Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-2 6-1.
1948 TIAFOE CRUISES PAST TIEN
American 10th seed Frances Tiafoe beat compatriot Learner Tien 6-2 7-5 6-1 to reach the second round.
1945 HADDAD MAIA EDGES STEPHENS
Brazilian 19th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia advanced to the second round with a hard-fought 6-2 5-7 6-4 win over former champion Sloane Stephens of the United States.
1925 CARBALLES BAENA STUNS RUNE
Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena advanced to the second round with a stunning 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over fourth seed Holger Rune of Denmark.
1711 DEFENDING CHAMP SWIATEK EASILY BEATS PETERSON
Defending champion and top seed Iga Swiatek from Poland had few problems advancing to the second round, beating Rebecca Peterson from Sweden 6-0 6-1 in little under an hour.
1701 THIEM MOVES TO SECOND ROUND
2020 champion Dominic Thiem from Austria defeated No. 25 seed Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-2 6-4.
1659 BENCIC DEFEATS RAKHIMOVA
Swiss 15th seed Belinda Bencic put out Kamilla Rahkimova from Russia 6-2 6-4 to advance to the second round.
1638 MASAROVA BEATS SAKKARI
Spain’s Rebeka Masarova ousted Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-4.
1628 AZARENKA ADVANCES
Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka downed Fiona Ferro of France 6-1 6-2 for her 15th first-round win at Flushing Meadows. Azarenka is a three-time finalist at the U.S. Open, last reaching the final in 2020, where she was beaten by Naomi Osaka.
1615 MUCHOVA SURGES INTO SECOND ROUND
Czech Karolina Muchova was the first player into the second round at the 2023 U.S. Open after completing a 6-4 6-0 victory over Storm Hunter.
1504 PLAY UNDER WAY
Play began under cloudy skies in New York, with the temperature hovering around 23 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit).
(Reporting by Aadi Nair, Tommy Lund, Trevor Stynes, Janina Nuno Rios, Angelica Medina and Hritika Sharma; Editing by Ed Osmond, Muralikumar Anantharaman and Peter Rutherford)
