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US Open, Day 2: Shocks for FAA and Tsitsipas, Evans wins longest ever match

Published 1 year, 11 months ago
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James Gray and Calvin Betton look back at some of the highlights from the second half of the first round of the US Open, including...


  • Holger Rune promises his fans he "will not let you down any more" after being well beaten by Brandon Nakashima in the first round of the US Open.
  • Karolina Muchova and Bianca Andreescu both produce early shot of the tournament contenders, Muchova's here https://x.com/usopen/status/1828459066626044039 and Andreescu's here https://x.com/usopen/status/1828586747438956844
  • Katie Boulter is through despite losing the first set to Aliaksandra Sasnovich, complete with white bodysuit.
  • Felix Auger-Aliassime is beaten by improving teenager Jakub Mensik while Stefanos Tsitsipas is blown away by Thanaski Kokkinakis
  • Danielle Collins ends her US Open career (in singles) but refuses a bunch of flowers at the end and says she had requested no presentation on the court
  • Dan Evans grabs an unlikely win, beating Karen Khachanov in a match that lasted more than five-and-a-half hours, the longest in US Open history

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