The summary of the first day of the US Open

Arthur Ashe reversed track of Flushing Meadows on Monday with Serena Williamsby giving him heartfelt tributes before and after his winning debut in what could be his last US Open, on the first day in which Colombian Daniel Galán rang the bell by eliminating the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.

There was no shortage of surprises on the opening day, with Romanian Simona Halep, world number 7 and former number 1 also seeing off young Ukrainian Daria Snigur.

Yes, the current champion, Russian Daniil Medvedev, got off to a good start, giving American Stefan Kozlov no option to continue defending his title. the pressure of Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, which will premiere this Tuesday.

In its part, Nick Kyrgios overcomes his despair to see his dear friend Thanasi Kokkinakis in full net this Monday, defeating his compatriot 6-3 6-4 7-6(4).

ARTHUR ASHE, DROWNED TO SERENA

This edition of the US Open is likely to be the last for Serena Williamsa six-time champion at Flushing Meadows, who recently announced that he is ready to retire from tennis.

It doesn’t matter if he hasn’t explicitly confirmed that after this tournament. New York welcomed him in style before his game against Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, winning 6-3 and 6-3.

Among the audience were celebrities such as former US President Bill Clinton (1993-2001), filmmaker Spike Lee or former skier Lindsey Vonn, but also Serena’s daughter, Olympia, who will be five years old this week. The girl’s hairstyle is a nod to the one worn by Serena during her first victory in New York, in 1999.

“Thank you, Serena”, “The greatest of all time”, “Queen of the track” or “Welcome to the Williams show” They are some of the messages that the tennis player can read on the posters and banners carried by his followers.

He will return to Arthur Ashe on Wednesday and play a very demanding game, against Estonian Anett Kontaveitworld number 2, needing just over an hour to beat Romanian Jacqueline Cristian.

GALÁN FULMINA TO TSITSIPAS

Daniel Galán achieved the most important victory of his career, knocking out Stefanos Tsitsipasnumber 5 in the world, in the first round of the US Open.

Galán, number 94 in the ranking, defeated Tsitsipas 6-0, 6-1, 3-6 and 7-5 against the rival who nullified eight match points before surrendering. The native of Bucaramanga sealed the first victory of his life against a rival part of the ‘top-20’.

He will face Australian Jordan Thompson, number 102 in the world ranking, in the second round.

MEDVEDEV, THERE IS NO DEATH

He won without messing up Daniil Medvedev, number one in the world, against American Stefan Kozlov (6-2, 6-4 and 6-0) in a tournament where he seeks to become the first to retain the title for the first time since 2008.

The last player capable of combining more than one title at the US Open was the Swiss Roger Federer, who was crowned from 2004 to 2008 in New York.

In the next round, Medvedev will face Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech (n.58).

CARREÑO AND DAVIDOVICH ADVANCE

Pablo Carreño defeated 12 seed Austrian Dominic Thiem 7-5, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3champion in 2020, in his US Open debut.

Carreño ousted a Thiem who entered the main draw of the tournament in New York with a letter of invitation, after experiencing a process of deep involution that dropped him to position 211 in the world ranking.

Davidovich Fokina did not disappoint against Yoshihito Nishiokain the first confrontation with the Japanese, this year’s finalist in Washington cement, by winning 6-3, 7-5 and 6-3.

Roberto Bautista bid farewell to New York in the first roundnumber 18 in the world, when he fell 6-4, 6-4 and 6-4 against American Jeffrey Wolf, number 87.

Bautista, with the fourth round as his best result in New York, succumbed to a Lobo he defeated last year in Indian Wells, in a very even match that was decided in a third-set tiebreak.

First day results

man box

Daniil Medvedev defeated Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 6-4, 6-0
A. Rinderknech d. Quentin Halys 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2
N. Borges d. B. Shelton 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (8), 6-3
Wu Yibing d. Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 6-4, 6-0
Nick Kyrgios def. Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Benjamin Bonzi defeated Ugo Humbert 7-6(1), 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 6-2
Alejandro Tabilo def. Kamil Majchrzak 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1
Jeffrey Wolf at Robert Baptist 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Pablo Carreno over Dominic Thiem 7-5, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
Alexander Bublik d. Hugo Gaston 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Christian Garin defeated Jiri Lehecka 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-1
Alex De Minaur beat Filip Krajinovic 7-5, 6-2, 6-3
Karen Khachanov d. Denis Kudla 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
Thiago Monteiro beat Alex Molcan 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Jack Draper d. Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
Felix Auger-Aliassime beat A. Ritschard 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Daniel Galan defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
Jordan Thompson d. L. Sonego 2-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
Alexander Davidovich Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
M. Fucsovics d. M. Cressy 6-7 (4), 7-5, 5-1 (DFT)
Andy Murray defeated Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
Emilio Nava def. John Millman 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-1
Hugo Grenier defeated Tomas Etcheverry 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
Matteo Berrettini defeated Nicolas Jarry, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3
Brandon Holt d. Taylor Fritz 6-7 (3), 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-4
Pedro Cachin def Aljaz Bedene 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 1-6, 7-6 (6)
C. Moutet a Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-6 (7), (abandoned)
They went from Zandschulp to Macac 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
tommy paul Barnabas Zapata 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5
Sebastian Korda defeated Facundo Bagnis 5-7, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-1
Van Rijthoven vs. Z. Zhizhen 3-6, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (9), 6-1, 6-4
Casper Ruud d. Kyle Edmund 6-3, 7-5, 6-2

In the women’s circuit, the Spaniards Sara Sorribes (No. 49 in the WTA world ranking) lost to Slovakian Viktoria Kuzmova (n. 109) by 6-3 and 6-4 in one hour and 55 minutes.

your countryman Nuria Párrizas (n. 62) bid farewell after being defeated by Hungarian Dalma Galfi (n. 91) by 6-4 and 6-3 in one hour and 21 minutes.

OSORIO COMPLETES THE GOOD DAYS OF COLOMBIA

The Colombian women María Camila Osorio qualified for the second roundbeating American Ann Li 1-6, 6-3, 6-1.

Osorio, number 70 in the world ranking, needed one hour and 42 minutes to beat Li, number 66, and will face American Alison Riske in the second round.

The Colombian tennis player, born in Cúcuta in 2001, reached the second round in a ‘big’ for the second time in his career, after achieving it at Roland Garros in 2021.

With this victory, Osorio has already earned a check for $121,000, according to the updated prize list for this edition, putting more than $60 million at stake.

First day results

woman draw

Daria Snigur defeated Simona Halep 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
Rebecca Marino defeated Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-3
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová defeated Nadia Podoroska 6-3, 6-2
Zhang Shuai defeated Jil Teichmann 6-4, 6-2
Madison Keys d. Dayana Yastremska 7-6 (3), 6-3
Camila Giorgi defeated Anna Bondar 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Gabriela Ruse def. Daria Saville 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Cori Gauff defeated Leolia Jeanjean, 6-2, 6-3
Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Ana Konjuh 6-0, 6-0
Bianca Andreescu d. Harmony Tan 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
Anna Kalinskaya d. Rebecca Peterson 6-4, 6-3
Caroline Garcia d. Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-4
Alison Riske d. Eleana Yu 6-2, 6-4
Maria Camila Osorio over Ann Li 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
Wang Xiyu d Diane Parry 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
Maria Sakkari d. Tatjana Maria 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
Ons Jabeur defeated Madison Brengle, 7-5, 6-2
Elizabeth Mandlik d. Tamara Zidansek 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-4
Victoria Kuzmova a Sarah Sorribes 6-3, 6-4
Shelby Rogers d. Arantxa Rus 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Veronika Kudermetova d. Donna Vekic 7-5, 6-3
Maryna Zanevska d.CoCo Vandeweghe 6-1, 7-5
Dalma Galfi a Nuria Parrizas 6-4, 6-3
Harriet Dart d. Daria Kasatkina 7-6 (8), 1-6, 6-3
Leylah Fernandez def. Oceane Dodin 6-3, 6-4
Liudmila Samsonova d. Sara Bejlek 6-3, 6-1
Aleksandra Krunic d. Elina Avanesyan 6-4, 6-4
Barbora Krejcikova defeated Fernanda Contreras, 6-0, 6-4
Evgeniya Rodina d. Martina Trevisan 7-5, 6-1
Ajla Tomljanovic beat Karolina Muchova 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Serena Williams def. Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3
Anett Kontaveit defeated Jacqueline Cristian 6-3, 6-0