Daniil Medvedev cruises past Stefan Kozlov in first round to start US Open title defence in New York
Daniil Medvedev got his US Open title defence off to a smooth start with a straight-sets victory over unseeded American Stefan Kozlov.
The Russian faced a determined fight from the 24-year-old at times, but comfortably won 6-2 6-4 6-0 in just over two hours, hitting 36 winners in the process.
Ad Medvedev, who is bidding to become the first male player to successfully defend the US Open title since Roger Federer in 2008, will face France’s Arthur Rinderknech in Round Two.
US Open‘That was a huge moment for me’ – Murray on historic 2012 US Open victory10 HOURS AGO Kozlov quickly showed his spirit by immediately breaking back after losing a game on his own serve early in the opening set, but Medvedev’s quality shone through as he racked up three consecutive breaks to take the opening set.