Alex de Minaur wanted 4 units and defied a late problem to deal with business within the opening spherical on the US Open on a surprising day for the Aussies, with Thanasi Kokkinakis amongst a bunch of losers.
Chris O‘Connell was the only other winner but took out countryman Max Purcell in the pair’s all-Australian showdown as one in every of 4 Aussies who misplaced their opening spherical clashes, whereas one other two, Jason Kubler and Jordan Thompson, each retired with leg accidents a set into their openers.
The outcomes go away de Minaur, O’Connell and Rinky Hijikata as the one males to hitch Daria Saville and Ajla Tomljanovic within the second spherical after their wins on Tuesday.
Coming in because the thirteenth seed, de Minaur wanted to combat to take out Kazakh qualifier Timofey Skatov, dropping the second set and lacking an opportunity to serve out the match within the fourth earlier than securing a 6-2 3-6 6-1 7-5 victory.
Earlier, O‘Connell upset Purcell, who was ranked higher at world No.43, to set up a second-round shot at third-seeded former champion Daniil Medvedev with his four set, 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-5) win in just under three hours.
“Unfortunately, I drew Max but at the same time you look at it (and) there’s going to be an Australian by means of to the second spherical and that’s at all times a constructive,” he stated.
Coming off a maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final in Cincinnati main into the US Open, O‘Connell was excited about his impending clash with former champion Medvedev after taking him to three sets in their most recent match.
“I feel I’ve received a very good recreation model to possibly trigger him some bother. It was very shut in Doha,” he stated.
“I am sure he has a good idea of what I am going to bring and I’m going to play similar to how I did in Doha.
“But he is a top, top player, so I am sure he is probably going to change a little bit from that match.”
In the opposite matches, Aleksandar Vukic was overwhelmed 6-4 6-4 6-4 by German twelfth seed Alexander Zverev, whereas James Duckworth, who gained a late reprieve into the principle draw, misplaced 6-4 7-6 (13-11) 6-3 to Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alvez.
Kokkinakis suffered a shock 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 defeat to Taiwan’s world No.237 Yu Hsiou Tsu, whereas Kubler and Thompson had been each compelled out with leg accidents.
US OPEN RESULTS
Chris O’Connell (AUS) d Max Purcell (AUS) 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-6(5)
[12] Alexander Zverev (GER) d Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 6-4 6-4 6-4
Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) d Jason Kubler (AUS) 6-3 3-0 ret.
Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) d Jordan Thompson (AUS) 6-3 ret.
[Q] Hsu Yu-Hsiou (TPE) d Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
[Q] Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) d James Duckworth (AUS) 6-4 7-6(11) 6-3
Source: www.news.com.au
