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Alcaraz advances after Baez retires in US Open first round

NEW YORK: Third seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the second round of the US Open on Tuesday (Aug 30) after an injury forced his Argentine opponent Sebastian Baez to retire when the Spaniard was leading 7-5 7-5 2-0 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Carlos Alcaraz through to second round of the US Open after Sebastien Baez retires due to injury

Carlos Alcaraz is through to the second round of the US Open after beating Sebastian Baez 7-5 7-5 2-0(ret). The 19-year-old Spaniard, who is seed No. 3 at this year's Grand Slam in New York, played out two highly entertaining sets, which he narrowly came out on top in, before his opponent was forced to retire through injury.

Iga Swiatek Eases Into US Open Second Round With Win Over Jasmine Paolini

World number one Iga Swiatek breezed into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday with a straight sets victory over Italy's Jasmine Paolini. The Polish top seed, who has never gone past the fourth round in New York, wrapped up a 6-3, 6-0 win in 1hr 7min on the Louis Armstrong Stadium. Swiatek, the reigning French Open champion, will face either Belgium's Greet Minnen or 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens in the second round. Swiatek took control of Tuesday's contest early in the first set, grabbing service breaks in the third and fifth games to race into a 4-1 lead.