Medvedev unfolds, Berrettini ensures
The Russian and the Italian had made the heyday of the US Open 2019. They did not miss their introduction for their return to the land of their exploits. Faced with Federico Delbonis, Daniil Medvedev was imperial, in total demonstration. His opponent tried to rebel in the last set, but nothing helped, he did not need two hours to qualify for the second round (6-1, 6-2, 6-4 ).
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Heroic Murray
“When someone is led two sets to zero and you play afterwards, you are usually for the lead. This way, you can play faster and hope to get home not too late. But there I was behind Andy from start to finish. “
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Serena Williams perfectly summed up what the few players who came to watch the game between Andy Murray and Yoshihito Nishioka felt. After two hip surgeries and the fear of having to end his career, Andy Murray offers a more human face on the tour and his popularity is skyrocketing.
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This is the first time in 22 appearances that Venus Williams has not made it through the first round of the US Open. The American lost to Karolina Muchova (6-3, 7-5).
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Clijsters too short physically
Kim Clijsters returned to a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since returning to competition. Benefiting from an invitation, the Belgian did not manage to pass the obstacle Ekaterina Alexandrova. Without demerit in the quality of the ball, it ended up exploding physically in the third set against the Russian (3-6, 7-5, 6-1).
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Among the seeds, Maria Sakkari (n ° 15) had to work to overcome Stefanie Voegele (6-3, 3-6, 7-5).
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Moutet surprises the referee
Corentin released a big game to dominate Jiri Vesely (6-4, 6-4, 7-5), but he will also remember his little mishap with refereeing. Facing a break point at the start of the third set, he attempted a service with a spoon. But the latter could not be validated because the electronic arbitration officer had not anticipated the service of the French. In short, we had to replay the point. This time, Moutet chose a classic serve and took stock.
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Serena Williams’ winning number at the US Open. Thanks to his success over Kristie Ahn (7-5, 6-3), Williams overtakes Chris Evert.
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On the French side
No full card tonight, but a very positive result since out of the seven entered, only Jérémy Chardy and Océane Dodin were eliminated. For Dodin, the task was difficult with Aryna Sabalenka, seeded n ° 5, who stood in his way. Yet the Frenchwoman was not unworthy, only let go by her service (7-5, 6-4). It was also complicated for Jérémy Chardy who faced Andrey Rublev, seeded n ° 10. The French lost in three sets (6-4, 6-4, 6-3).
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The rest of the contingent is in the second round. Alizé Cornet passed in three stages against Lauren Davis (6-3, 1-6, 6-0) in a disjointed match. Richard Gasquet was able to avoid the trap set by Ivo Karlovic (7-6 [0], 7-6 [4], 6-1). Grégoire Barrere was very solid against Taro Daniel (6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1) and Ugo Humbert offered himself the right to challenge Matteo Berrettini thanks to his success over Yuichi Sugita ( 6-3, 6-4, 6-3). Finally, Corentin Moutet performed very well against Jiri Vesely (6-4, 6-4, 7-5).
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