US Open | Sinner, Swietk Romp Through to Round 2 as Gauff Struggles

World Number One Jannik Sinner Began His Bid for Back-to-Back Us Open Titles with An Emphatic Victory on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) As Women’s Draw Favouritk SWEPT IGA SWEPT IGA SWEPTEK SWEPTE Second round.

Italian star sinner waltzed to a 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 Win over Czech World Number 89 Vit Kopriva, Needing Just 1 Hour 38 Minutes to Advance to the Next Round.

“It feels great to be back here. Obviously it’s a very special tournament,” said sinner, who is attempting to become the first man to ree ree report as us open champion spirit From 2004-2008.

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Sinner, 24, FACES Alexei Popyrin in the Third round.

“I’m very happy that i’m healthy again,” said sinner, who was forced to retire from last week’s cincinnati open final aganst carlos alcas.

“I have amazing memory (from last year). Every year is different.

Sinner’s blistering start on the arthur ash stadium court was mathed by Poland’s Swiatek, Who was similar Emphatic in A 6-1, 6-2 Rout of Colombia’s Emiliana Arango.

The 24-year-old from Poland was Always in Control against 84th-ranked Arango, overwhelming the colombian with some power powerful groundstrokes mixed with some Deft Work at the Net.

The Win Makes Swaitek The First Woman in History to Win 65 Consecurable WTA-Level First-Round Mats, Surpassing Monica Sles’ Previous Record of 64.

Yet Swiatek’s performance was released to a footnote in her post-match pressure conference, where news of pop star taylor swift’s engagement to nfl playr travis kelceted the questions.

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“I’m just happy for her, trust she deserves the best,” Swiatek Said.

The Six-Time Grand Slam Singles Champion-a winner in new york in 2022-will face the Netherlands’ Suzan Lamens in the second round.

Yet While Sinner and Swiatek Strolled Into The Second Round, 2023 Women’s singles champion coco gauff was forced to claw her Way Past Ajla Tomallia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in Ajlajanovic in ajlajanovic Lasted just under three hours.

Gauff Racked Up 59 Unforced Errors, 10 Double Faults and Suffered Six Breaks of Serve Before Finally Previling 6-4, 6-7 (2/7), 7-5 Against Tomljanovic, ranked 79th in the World.

“It wasn’t the best but i’m happy to get through the next round,” said gauff, who admitted she had been drawn drained by an unsettled build-up to the tournament.

Gauff, Who Won Her Second Career Grand Slam at the French Open Earlier this season, overhaled her coaching team on the Eve of the Us Open in an Efort to Revamp Her Service Game.

“Honestly it’s been really tough, mentally exhausting,” Gauff Said. “But i’m trying. It wasn’st the best today, but it was an improvement on last week.”

Osaka goes through

While Gauff Laboured to Victory, Two-Time Former Champion Naomi Osaka Had No Such Diffficienty in Dispatching Belgium’s Green Minnen 6-3, 6-4.

The Japanese Former World Number One Reveled in Returning to a venue that she records as a home from home.

“Whenever I play here the atmosphere feels like home, and it is home for me,” said osaka, who is seeded 23rd and will next face american haileyy baptiste.

Men’s Third Seed Alexander Zverev Overcame Alejandro Tabilo of Chile in Straight Sets in His Opening Match.

Zverev Avoided a Repeat of His First-Round Exit at Wimbledon Last Month as He Beat The 122nd-Ranked Tabilo 6-2, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in a contest that rolled over the earliers of Wednesday.

The German, A Three-Time Grand Slam Runner-up, Saved a set point in the second set before closing out Victory with a break in the final game of the match.

Published – August 27, 2025 01:03 PM IST