The most important thing from the night of the last Grand Slam tournament of the year in Flushing Meadows, short and crisp.
Navarro survives opening hurdle after an effort
Emma Navarro – Yafan Wang 7: 6, 6: 3
A start to a Grand Slam tournament is not always easy. Local hero Emma Navarro, born in New York City, also had to experience that in her first-round match. The 24 -year -old, who was in the semifinals at the US Open last year, took 1:16 hours in the first set against Yafan Wang – until it was 11: 9 for Navarro in the tie -break.
The second sentence then ran much more relaxed from Navarro’s point of view. The second section went 6: 3 to the American, who is in the second round at her home Grand Slam. And maybe the nervousness is now stored for her.
Sabalenka effortlessly reaches the second round
Aryna Sabalenka – Rebeka Masarova 7: 5, 6: 1
With New York City, Aryna Sabalenka has had plenty of good experiences in her tennis career. In her last four participations in Flushing Meadows, she reached at least the semi -finals, last year she even made her big throw in the Big Apple. No wonder that the defending champion did not want to stay for too long in the first round.
Against Rebeka Masarova, she only had a little trouble in the first set, but after 1:21 hours the fair was read at the Arthur Ashe stage. In the second round, the tournament favorite now meets Polina Kudermetowa.
Fritz continued at a rapid pace
Taylor Fritz – Emilio Nava 7: 5, 6: 2, 6: 3
An American who has a chance of winning the US Open men’s competition? That was not really realistic for the great tennis country USA in the past two decades. According to Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, there was a long time in the US men’s tennis. This year it is different, now all hopes are resting on Taylor Fritz.
The 27-year-old is number four and has been playing a strong tennis year 2025. Of course, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner remain the top favorites, the Sonnyboy from California, which was already in the final in 2024, but should be on the slip. In the first round he underlined why, his compatriot Emilio Nava defeated Fritz in three sets and did not even take two hours. Perhaps this year there is really something to cheer for the audience in New York this year …