Pegula and Paolini reach US Open second round, Cilic and Ruud withdraw

According to Channel NewsAsia, citing Reuters, American Jessica Pegula and Italian Jasmine Paolini advanced to the second round of the US Open in New York. Third seed Pegula defeated Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6:3, 6:2 on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Paolini, seeded 19th, beat Slovenia's Veronika Erjavec in the first round, 6:3, 3:6, 6:4. The Italian won the opening set, lost the second, and prevailed in the deciding set.

Krejcikova eliminated

Czech player Barbora Krejcikova became the first seeded tennis player to be eliminated from the tournament. The 27th seed lost to Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova, 6:7 (4:7), 2:6. The two-time Grand Slam champion saved six match points but could not avoid defeat.

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In the men's draw, Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak was the first to advance to the second round. He defeated Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic in three sets, 6:3, 6:3, 6:3.

Withdrawals due to injuries

Croatian Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion, withdrew from the tournament due to an injury before his first-round match. He was replaced by lucky loser Otto Virtanen.

Norway's Casper Ruud, the 2022 US Open finalist, also withdrew because of a back injury. His place was taken by lucky loser Arthur Gea, who is set to play Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the first round. First-day matches began in New York in temperatures of around 25 degrees Celsius.