Months and years passed and Holger Rune still didn’t measure up. The man called to share the reigns of world tennis with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner for the next decade bid farewell to the US Open on Monday for the first time.
And he did it in a big way, with a capital ridiculousness. The Dane was defeated by the American Brandon Nakashimanumber 50 on the ATP, needing just one hour and 55 minutes to beat him 6-2, 6-1 and 6-4.
The Dane packed his bags for the first time despite the fact that he only reached the semifinals at the Cincinnati Masters 1,000.
Nakashima will face Frenchman Arthur Cazaux in the second round (n.91), who clearly prevailed over Pablo Carreño.
This was, without a doubt, the biggest surprise of a quiet first day without noticeable results.
So, Novak Djokovic (n.2) and Coco Gauff (n.3) begin the defense of their titles last year in Queens without any problems.
Other prominent candidates also advanced to the second round to go very far, such as Aryna Sabalenka (n.2)Barbora Krejcikova, Alexander Zverev (n.4), Andrey Rublev (n.6) or Casper Ruud (n.8).
On the other hand, Maria Sakkari (n.9) withdrew due to injury.
Furthermore, this Monday there was a very special moment with the farewell from the New York tournament of two tennis players with great careers who are about to retire: Dominic Thiem, 2020 US Open champion, and Diego Schwartzman.
Source: La Verdad
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