Two-time US Open runner-up Sabalenka from Belarus is hoping to win her second Grand Slam title in New York to overtake Iga Swiatek for the top spot in the world rankings. Far from her best, she showed composure when needed in a tricky encounter The Australian Open champion got off to a rocky start committing five double faults and losing serve twice , but Ukrainian-born Zanevska failed to take advantage of those two chances to let her second-seeded opponent off the hook. because if I were you, after the third double fault, I would leave the stadium. Thank you for being patient,” Sabalenka, who committed 23 unforced errors, told the crowd. “It was a difficult start, there was a lot of humidity. I couldn’t hold my racquet. I am happy to have been able to get out of this situation and to achieve this victory. She played an amazing game and fought until the end. I’m very happy with this win.” While Sabalenka continued to struggle to find the rhythm, she was not lacking in aggression in her groundstrokes. The Belarusian ratcheted up the pressure by winning four games in a row to lead 5-2 before wrapping up the first set in 36 minutes. Zanevska, 30, who announced her intention to retire after the tournament due to a chronic back problem, broke to take the lead in the second set, but Sabalenka managed to come back at 2- 2 and never looked back. Sabalenka broke again as Zanevska looked to be faltering and finished the match with two powerful serves to secure a meeting with Britain’s Jodie Burrage in the next round. “I’m very happy with my focus,” said Sabalenka. “No matter what, I managed to focus on myself and not on the score, and keep trying to find my rhythm. I hope that I will improve with each game”.
After qualifying, the French Elsa Jacquemot (181st) went out in three sets against the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko (46th) after 2h16 of the match: 5-7, 6-3, 1-6. Nice course for the 20-year-old player, physically diminished after more than 4h30 on the courts with her three games to reach this final table. Visibly embarrassed on her supports, Elsa Jacquemot called twice on the doctor to have both feet bandaged. As a result of her elimination, only the tricolor Clara Burel passed the first round of this US Open.
US Open: Day 2 results
The results of the 2nd day of the US Open, disputed this Tuesday
1st round (women’s singles):
Wang Yafan (CHN) bat Caroline Garcia (FRA/N.7) 6-4, 6-1
Katie Boulter (GBR) beat Diane Parry (FRA) 6-4, 6-0
Peyton Stearns (USA) beat Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 6-3, 6-4
Clara Tauson (DEN) bat Anastasia Potapova (RUS/N.27) 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-3
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS/N.22) beat Leylah Fernandez (CAN) 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 6-4
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) bat Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
Martina Trevisan (ITA) bat Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 0-6, 7-6 (7/0), 7-6 (10/8)
Markéta Vondrousová (CZE/N.9) beat Han Na-Lae (KOR) 6-3, 6-0
Liudmila Samsonova (RUS/N.14) bat Claire Liu (USA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3
Tamara Korpatsch (GER) bat Irina-Camelia Begu (ROM) 6-3, 6-2
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) beat Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6-4, 6-4
Madison Keys (USA/N.17) beat Arantxa Rus (NED) 6-2, 6-4
Elina Svitolina (UKR/N.26) beat Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 6-3, 6-1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) bt Fiona Crawley (USA) 6-2, 6-4
Patricia Tig (ROM) bat Rebecca Marino (CAN) 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/1)
Jessica Pegula (USA/#3) bats Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-2, 6-2
Ons Jabeur (TUN/N.5) bat Maria Camila Osorio (COL) 7-5, 7-6 (7/4)
Linda Nosková (CZE) beat Madison Brengle (USA) 6-2, 6-1
Petra Martic (CRO) beats Tatjana Maria (GER) 6-2, 6-1
Marie Bouzková (CZE/N.31) beat Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 7-5, 6-4
Zheng Qinwen (CHN/N.23) bat Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 6-1, 6-0
Kaia Kanepi (EST) whip Barbora Strycova (CZE) 6-4, 6-4
Eva Lys (GER) bat Robin Montgomery (USA) 6-2, 6-1
Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) beat Barbora Krejcíková (CZE/N.12) 6-4, 7-6 (7/3)
Daria Kasatkina (RUS/N.13) bat Alycia Parks (USA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Sofia Kenin (USA) bat Ana Bogdan (ROM) 7-6 (7/2), 6-4
Greet Minnen (BEL) bat Venus Williams (USA) 6-1, 6-1
Sachia Vickery (USA) bat Donna Vekic (CRO/N.21) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
Karolína Plísková (CZE/N.25) beat Gabriel Ruse (ROM) 6-1, 6-4
Clara Burel (FRA) defeats Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-4, 6-3
Jodie Burrage (GBR) bt Anna Blinkova (RUS) 6-3, 6-4
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/N.2) bat Maryna Zanevska (BEL) 6-3, 6-2