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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Félix Auger-Aliassime gets the Grandstand for his US Open debut, late afternoon against a qualifier (Oh, hey, no memories there).
Also – Chilean-American Alejandro Tabilo also is in action.
The all-Aussie matchup of Kyrgios vs Kokkinakis is late night on Arthur Ashe. As one does.
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US Open
Location: Flushing Meadows, NY
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 29- Sept. 11, 2022
Draws: S128 – D64
Monday, Aug. 29, 2022
Final results
Singles, first round
Canadian content
[6] Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) def [Q] Alexander Ritschard (SUI) 63 64 36 63
Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) def Kamil Majchrzak (POL) 61 64 67 (3) 61
Injury retirements
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) def [30] Maxime Cressy (USA) 67 (4) 75 51 retd
[LL] Corentin Moutet (FRA) def [PR] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 64 76 (7) retd
To the very limit
Pedro Cachin (ARG) def Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 64 63 57 16 76 [10-6]
0-2 comebacks
Tim Van Rijthoven (NED) def. [Q] Zheng Zhizhen (CHN) 36 67 (4) 76 (9) 61 64
Five-setters
[21] Botic Van de Zandschulp (NED) def. [Q] Tomas Machac (CZE) 36 76 (3) 61 36 75
[29] Tommy Paul (USA) def. Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) 46 63 26 60 75
Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) def. Ugo Humbert (FRA) 76 (1) 61 57 36 62
[WC] Emilio Nava (USA) def John Millman (AUS) 76 (7) 46 76 (4) 16 61
[Q] Nuno Borges (POR) def [WC] Ben Shelton (USA) 76 (6) 36 76 (5) 67 (8) 63
Upsets
[Q] Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) def [4] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 60 61 36 75
[WC] J J Wolf (USA) def [16] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 64 64 64
Andy Murray (GBR) def [24] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 75 63 63
[Q] Wu Yibing (CHN) def [31] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 63 64 60
Seeds advancing
[1] Daniil Medvedev def. Stefan Kozlov (USA) 62 64 60
[5] Casper Ruud (NOR) def. [PR] Kyle Edmund (GBR) 63 75 62
[2] Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) def Dominic Thiem (AUT) 75 61 57 63
[13] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) def [Q] Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 62 63 63
[18] Alex de Minaur (AUS) def Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 75 62 63
[23] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) def. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 63 64 76 (4)
[27] Karen Khachanov def. Denis Kudla (USA) 36 61 62 62
Other results (in alphabetical order)
Alexander Bublik (KAZ) def. Hugo Gaston (FRA) 64 64 64
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) def Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN)
63 57 63
Jack Draper (GBR) def Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) 64 63 63
Cristian Garin (CHI) def Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 36 76 (3) 75 61Pablo Andujar (ESP) [LL] Hugo Grenier (FRA) def. Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) 46 62 63 64
Sebastian Korda (USA) def. [Q] Facundo Bagnis (ARG) 57 76 (3) 64 61
Thiago Monteiro (BRA) def Alex Molcan (SVK) 64 46 64 61
Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) def. Quentin Halys (FRA) 46 76 (4) 63 62
Jordan Thompson (AUT) def Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 26 16 62 64 64
Let’s see if FAA and Shapo get to their quarters with Medvedev and Nadal. Tough, with their current form, IMO.