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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Only two Canadian men in singles at the US Open.

And of course they’re both on the same day. And at the same time.

So, thanks US Open, you’re always a treat.

Raonic drew Stefanos Tsitsipas, which is a pretty rough outcome even if, if he’s playing a good level and can hold up in best-of-5, you’d give him a puncher’s chance. But there was a swollen knee, and that was pretty much that.

Auger-Aliassime got the very speedy and very steady American Mackenzie McDonald. And while there were patches of good play, there were also the same bugaboos that have haunted his game for months. And so, another early round exit that leaves him searching for answers.

US Open ’23: Women’s Day 1 final results

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US Open
Location: Flushing Meadows, NY
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 28 – Sept. 10, 2023
Prize money: $65,000,020
Draws: S128 – D64 – X32

Monday, Aug. 28, 2023
Final results
Men’s singles, first round

Canadian Content

[7] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) def. [PR] Milos Raonic (CAN) 62 63 64

Mackenzie McDonald (USA) def [15] Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 76 (5) 46 61 64

0-2 Comebacks

Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) def Ilya Ivashka (BLR) 26 67 (4) 63 63 63

Five-setters

[Q] Titian Droguet (FRA) def [18] Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 60 06 67 (5) 63 62
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) def [31] Sebastian Korda (USA) 76 (4) 46 76 (1) 46 64

Fabian Marozsan (HUN) def Richard Gasquet (FRA) 63 61 67 (5) 67 (1) 62
[PR] Jiri Vesely (CZE) def. [Q] Enzo Couacaud (FRA) 57 63 62 36 64
Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) def. J. J. Wolf (USA) 75 75 67 (5) 46 63

Other Upsets

Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) def [4] Holger Rune (DEN) 63 46 63 62

Dominic Thiem (AUT) def [25] Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 63 62 64

Seeds advancing

[2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Alexandre Muller (FRA) 60 62 63
[5] Casper Ruud (NOR) def. [Q] Emilio Nava (USA) 76 (5) 36 64 76 (5)
[9] Taylor Fritz (USA) def. [WC] Steve Johnson (USA) 62 61 62
[10] Frances Tiafoe (USA) def [WC] Learner Tien (USA) 62 75 61
[14] Tommy Paul (USA) def. [Q] Stefano Travaglia (ITA) 62 63 46 61
[20] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) def. [Q] Zachary Svajda (USA) 57 64 64 63
[21] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) def. Marcos Giron (USA) 64 64 62
[22] Adrian Mannarino (FRA) def. Yosuke Watanuki (JPN) 75 67 (3) 63 75
[28] Chris Eubanks (USA) def. Soonwoo Kwon (KOR) 63 64 06 64
[32] Laslo Djere (SRB) def. Brandon Nakashima (USA) 75 64 64

Qualifiers and Wild Cards Rule

[WC] Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) def. Quentin Halys (FRA) 57 64 64 64
[WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS) def Pavel Kotov (RUS) 75 57 63 75

[Q] Hugo Gaston (FRA) def [Q] Sho Shimabukuro (JPN) 62 61 76 (4)
[Q] Borna Gojo (CRO) def Hugo Dellien (BOL) 63 63 61
[Q] Jakub Mensik (CZE) def Gregoire Barrere (FRA) 64 46 76 (1) 62
[Q] Dominic Stricker (SUI) def Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 63 64 36 63

Other results (in alphabetical order)

Aslan Karatsev (RUS) def Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 63 63 63
Sebastian Ofner (AUT) def. Nuno Borges (POR) 76 (5) 36 76 (7) 64
Roman Safiullin (RUS) def Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 64 62 60
Ben Shelton (USA) def Pedro Cachin (ARG) 16 63 62 64
Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) def Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 16 75 75 64
Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) def [WC] Ethan Quinn (USA) 64 64 63