US Open—Flushing Meadows, New York
Tuesday’s action at the US Open saw Spanish upstart Carlos Alcaraz reach the second round after his opponent Sebastian Baez was forced to retire down 7-5, 7-5, 2-0. Alcaraz, who has won four titles so far this season, will next face Federico Coria.
Elsewhere, No. 7 seed Cameron Norrie, No. 9 seed Andrey Rublev, No. 15 seed Marin Cilic and No. 17 seed Grigor Dimitrov all advanced to the round of 64.
Unseeded players John Isner and Richard Gasquet were also victorious.
On the women’s side, two-time former winner Venus Williams was ousted in her opening round contest, losing to Alison Van Uytvanck 6-1, 7-6(5). Williams, who is currently ranked No. 1504 in the world, has only played four matches this year. The 42-year-old has yet to win a match in 2022.
Other women’s results on Day 2 included top seed Iga Swiatek, No. 4 seed Paula Badosa, No. 6 seed Aryna Sabalenka, No. 9 seed Garbine Muguruza and No. 13 seed Belinda Bencic all advancing.
Tuesday’s night session will feature Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka.
Wednesday’s action at the US Open will feature Andy Murray, Coco Gauff, Daniil Medvedev, Serena Williams, Nick Kyrgios and Bianca Andresscu.
First-round results:
(3) Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Sebastian Baez 75 75 20 Retire
(7) Cameron Norrie Defeats Benoit Paire 60 76(1) 60
(9) Andrey Rublev Defeats Laslo Djere 76(5) 63 36 46 64
(15) Marin Cilic Defeats Maximilian Marterer 63 62 75
(17) Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Steve Johnson 63 62 62
(20) Daniel Evans Defeats Jiri Vesely 64 61 61
(23) Nick Kyrgios Defeats Thanasi Kokkinakis 63 64 76(4)
(28) Holger Rune Defeats Peter Gojowczyk 62 64 76(5)
(32) Miomir Kecmanovic Defeats Learner Tien 36 61 63 63
Federico Coria Defeats Tallon Griekspoor 75 64 63
James Duckworth Defeats Christopher O’Connell 46 76(0) 62 63
Christopher Eubanks Defeats Pedro Martinez 75 63 76(3)
Richard Gasquet Defeats Taro Daniel 64 67(1) 62 62
John Isner Defeats Federico Delbonis 63 61 75
Soonwoo Kwon Defeats Fernando Verdasco 62 67(4) 63 63
Brandon Nakashima Defeats Pavel Kotov 76(4) 62 62
Joao Sousa Defeats Mackenzie McDonald 16 76(4) 76(4) 63
