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Daniil Medvedev explained to Eurosport why he asked for an ice bag to put on his head late on during his straight sets win over Stefan Kozlov. The world No. 1 dominated his American opponent, hitting 36 winners and breaking seven times, as he advanced into the second round where he will play Arthur Rinderknech.
John McEnroe says tennis fans will not remember the circumstances players have faced during their careers when discussing who the greatest tennis player of all time is. Rafael Nadal currently leads the Big Three on 22 Grand Slam titles, one more than Novak Djokovic on 21 and two more than Roger Federer (20).
Seventh seed Simona Halep suffered a first round US Open exit at the hands of qualifier Daria Snigur of Ukraine in the biggest shock of the opening day at Flushing Meadows. The Romanian collapsed to a 2-6 6-0 3-6 defeat against the world No.124, as her dreams of claiming a third Grand Slam single’s title unexpectedly went up in smoke.
West Ham have completed the signing of Lyon playmaker Lucas Paqueta in a club-record £51m deal. The Brazilian midfielder becomes David Moyes' eighth signing of the summer, taking the Hammers' total transfer spend over £150m. Ad Despite typically hard negotiating by Lyon, West Ham have successfully acquired a Brazil international with real pedigree.
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.
Andy Murray stormed into the second round of the US Open with a superb straight-sets victory over 24th seed Francisco Cerundolo on the opening day of action at Flushing Meadows. The former world No.1, who won the first Grand Slam of his career in New York 10 years ago, broke serve seven times and capitalised on 46 unforced errors in a 7-5 6-3 6-3 victory.
Snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan has hailed the «incredible» Serena Williams as «the queen of all sports» ahead of her US Open farewell. Williams announced that she plans to «evolve away» from tennis after the tournament at Flushing Meadows and will have one final tilt at singles glory — a title that she has won six times in her illustrious career. Ad The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has the opportunity to draw level with Margaret Court for the most titles.
Novak Djokovic’s 2022 season has been described as the “trainwreck of trainwrecks” by John McEnroe after he was unable to play at the US Open due to being unvaccinated. The 21-time Grand Slam champion missed the Australian Open due to his vaccine stance and has also been unable to play in the United States or Canada this summer. Ad He was given late hope that he might be able to enter the US due to a relaxing of the rules, but withdrew before the draw last week as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed visitors to the US still needed to be vaccinated if they are foreign nationals.