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Defending champion Daniil Medvedev raced into the third round at the US Open with a straight sets victory over Arthur Rinderknech. Although Medvedev said he was “not super happy” with his performance, the Russian world No. 1 still came through 6-2 7-5 6-3 in the late match on Arthur Ashe.
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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek is in second-round action at the US Open on Thursday, along with Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. Swiatek has not been in the best form since seeing her record-breaking streak ended at Wimbledon, and faces a potentially tricky test against former champion Sloane Stephens.
Eurosport tennis experts Kim Clijsters and Alex Corretja have defended Rafael Nadal from criticisms over the length of time of his service games. Over the years it has been pointed out that Nadal seems to take far longer to serve than most players, even with the serve clock now in action. Ad John McEnroe said earlier this year he believes Nadal «gets away with more» because he is such a great player, and he was cited by a reporter in Nadal’s post-match press conference after his first-round win over Rinky Hijikata.
Andy Murray has said that tennis still makes him happy despite his injury struggles, but regrets he did not enjoy his early career success enough. Murray reached world No. 1 in 2016 and has won three Grand Slam titles — Wimbledon twice and the US Open once — plus two Olympic gold medals.
Rafael Nadal may have swept past Rinky Hijikata in impressive fashion after losing the opening set of their US Open first-round clash, but he also revealed that he was «a little bit nervous» during the match. The second seed fell a set down to the Australian in a surprising start to the encounter but rallied to eventually win out, 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3, to reach the second round, where he will face Fabio Fognini. Ad When he came to reflect on the match afterwards, Nadal admitted that nerves played a part in him losing the opening set after having had to contend with injuries in the lead up to the tournament.
By George Ramsay, CNN
NEW YORK: Second seed Rafael Nadal faced a surprise test in his first US Open appearance since winning the 2019 title, as he overcame 21-year-old Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday (Aug 30) in the opening round.