Andy Murray, Jack Draper and Harriet Dart all claimed victories on a really profitable first day of the US Open for Great Britain.
Murray kicked issues off along with his first straight-sets victory at a grand slam for 5 years, defeating Argentinian twenty fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo 7-5 6-3 6-3.
Having gone into the competition quick on wins and with issues over a cramping downside that has affected him in a number of matches, this was a really constructive begin to his marketing campaign.
Murray mentioned: “Mentally it’s not easy going into a five-set match in those conditions after the way the last few weeks have been for me, and I did well.
“I did well physically and mentally to put that to the back of my mind and find a way to get through. So I was really happy with that.
“It was really tricky conditions out there. At the beginning it was actually OK, but towards the end it was really getting pretty hot and humid. I thought I did a pretty good job out there. Could have closed some of the sets quicker, but overall it was a solid performance.”
Murray will subsequent tackle younger American Emilio Nava as he bids to succeed in the third spherical at Flushing Meadows for the primary time since 2016.
Although Draper’s conflict with Finn Emil Ruusuvuori was his first senior match in New York, such has been his meteoric rise this season that he was already seen as somebody to keep away from within the draw.
And that won’t change after an environment friendly 6-4 6-3 6-3 success to arrange an intriguing second-round conflict in opposition to sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
“It’s my third grand slam, second on merit,” mentioned 20-year-old Draper. “I’d say it’s a really important win for me. He had me at Queen’s, he played an incredible match there, so there were definitely doubts in my mind before the match.
“But I was proud of the way I handled my first time here, thought I played a solid match. I think I can still improve tennis wise but mentally and physically it was a good performance.”
The results of the day from a British perspective got here from Dart, who surprised tenth seed Daria Kasatkina 7-6 (8) 1-6 6-3 for her first victory over a top-10 participant.
The British quantity two had by no means beforehand received a foremost draw match at Flushing Meadows and seemed to have a really powerful encounter on her fingers in opposition to Russian Kasatkina, who’s ranked ninth after profitable a WTA Tour title on Saturday.
But Dart battled beautifully in sizzling situations on Court 12, recovering from a shaky second set after which coming from behind within the third to proceed her career-best 12 months.
The 26-year-old’s reward is a really winnable second-round match in opposition to Hungary’s Dalma Galfi.
The solely British defeat was an anticipated one as Kyle Edmund, taking part in his first grand slam singles match for 2 years following three knee operations, fell to a 6-3 7-5 6-2 loss in opposition to fifth seed Casper Ruud.
Defending champion Emma Raducanu, seventh seed Cameron Norrie and twentieth seed Dan Evans will all bid to affix the British winners on Tuesday.
Source: www.impartial.co.uk