Venus Williams to Play US Open Doubles
Digest more
By Amy Tennery and Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Defending U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka was given an early test before she moved into the second round while Emma Raducanu won her first match at the Grand Slam since her 2021 triumph as the tournament began a day earlier than usual on Sunday.
Four years ago, Emma Raducanu shocked the tennis world when she won the U.S. Open as an 18-year-old qualifier. But nearly as staggering had been Raducanu’s lack of success at Flushing Meadows since then.
2don MSN
Janice Tjen earns a milestone win for Indonesia and a US Open matchup against 2021 champ Raducanu
Janice Tjen earned the first singles win by an Indonesian player in a Grand Slam tournament in 22 years, advancing to a second-round match against a U.S. Open champion who has been one of her inspirations: Emma Raducanu.
Four years ago, Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam singles title when she lifted the US Open trophy. She won the tournament without dropping a single set.