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FLUSHING MEADOWS, New York – A “normal” Grand Slam schedule (wha even is that any more) would have half the draw playing – so, 32 first-round matches.

With the US Open adding the extra Sunday, that means only 20 singles matches, which of course greatly dilutes the product without reducing the cost of admission.

On the plus side, if you have big stadium tickets, you get Djokovic and Shelton and Fritz.

No Canadian men in action on Day 1.

But plenty of late-night drama, if you missed it. Google “Medvedev”.

US Open ’25 – Women’s Day 1 final results

(Queens, NY is on EDT)

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US Open
Location: Flushing Meadows, NY
Surface: Hard
Category: Grand Slam (Joint Event with the Women)
Dates: Aug. 24 – Sept. 7, 2025
Prize money: $90,000,000
Draws: S128 – D64

Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025
Final results
Men’s Singles, first round

 

Extra time

[30] Brandon Nakashima (USA) def. [Q] Jesper de Jong (NED) 62 67 (5) 26 62 76 [10-7]

 

Five-setters

Marcos Giron (USA) def Mariano Navone (ARG) 60 75 46 57 64 

 

Upsets

Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) def [13] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 63 76 67 (5) 06 64

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) def [29] Tallon Griekspoor (NED) 75 64 60

 

Qualifiers and wild cards coming through

[Q] Ugo Blanchet (FRA) def Fabian Maroszan (HUN) 64 36 76 (7) 62

[Q] Jerôme Kym (SUI) def Ethan Quinn (USA) 63 62 36 76 (5) 

[Q] Zachary Svajda (USA) def [Q] Zsombor Piros (HUN) 64 62 75

[WC] Eliot Spizzirri (USA) def. [WC] Stefan Dostanic (USA) 75 64 76 (4)

 

Seeds advancing

[4] Taylor Fritz (USA) def [WC] Emilio Nava (USA) 75 62 63 

[6] Ben Shelton (USA) def [Q] Ignacio Buse (PER) 63 62 64

[7] Novak Djokovic (SRB) def Learner Tien (USA) 61 76 (3) 62 

[16] Jakub Mensik (CZE) def Nicolas Jarry (CHI) 76 (5) 63 64 

[18] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) def Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ) 61 61 62

[20] Jiri Lehecka (CZE) def Borna Coric (CRO) 36 64 76 (5) 61 

[21] Tomas Machac (CZE) def. Luca Nardi (ITA) 63 61 61 

[32] Luciano Darderi (ITA) def Rinky Hijikata (AUS) 62 61 62

 

Other results (in alphabetical order)

Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) def [Q] Pablo Llamas Ruiz (ESP) 76 (7) 64 62 

Thomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) def. Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) 63 62 60 

Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) def Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) 76 (2) 75 46 62

Jordan Thompson (AUS) def Corentin Moutet (FRA) 62 64 16 63 

 

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