2023 US Open Grand Slam Tennis Tournament Begins
Several immediate surprises occurred when the US Open 2023 grand slam tennis tournament began on Monday, August 28, 2023. Three seeded players, Holger Rune, Maria Sakkari, and Sloane Stephens were both eliminated.
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Holger Rune, seeded fourth in Denmark, performed poorly in a match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. The 20-year-old made many mistakes of his own and was eventually defeated by Carballes Baena, a 30-year-old Spaniard, with a score of 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2.
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Rune was disappointed with that result. "Not satisfied with the result, but also with my game," said he, who called the coach in the third set after struggling with a left knee problem. "There is only one way, and that is to work again."
In the women's section, Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari also ran aground. She lost to Spaniard Rebeka Masarova 6–4, 6–4.
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Former champion Sloane Stephens also failed to advance. The host tennis player was defeated by Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia with a score of 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Meanwhile, defending women's singles champion Iga Swiatek cruised smoothly into the second round. The Pilandia defeated Rebecca Peterson of Sweden with a score of 6-0 6-1.
Other women who also qualified were Victoria Azarenka, Danielle Collins, and Elena Rybakina.
The 2020 edition of men's singles champion Dominic Thiem also qualified. The Austrian beat Kazakhstan's 15th seed, Alexander Bublik, 6-3 6-2 6-4.
Source: Reuters