In the end, only Novak Djokovic among the top seeds qualified for the second round of the US Open after just 3 sets. Because on the second day of the US Open tennis tournament, Jannik Sinner , Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz all had to go through 4 sets.
Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas also lost 4 sets, but the Greek was eliminated.
With Alcaraz, on the morning of August 28 (Vietnam time), he started this year's US Open with a match against Li Tu, an Australian tennis player who qualified. Against an opponent ranked 186 in the world, of course everyone believes Alcaraz will win easily.
The Spaniard finally won, but it took 2 hours 44 minutes and 4 sets, as a confirmation that even top players need time to "warm up".
This year's French Open and Wimbledon champion started well by breaking two of their opponents' games, leading 4-0 and then ending set 1 with a score of 6-2.
Set 2 could have been easier than it actually was when Alcaraz broke in game 7 and led 4-3. However, the surprising thing was that in the next 3 games, Li Tu won, in which, in game 10, it took the 5th set-point to end.
Set 3 had a similar scenario until Alcaraz continued to have a break in game 7. But this time, he did not let his opponent shock him anymore and ended the set with a score of 6-3.
Regaining the advantage, set 4 was completely more comfortable for the 21-year-old player, with 2 breaks and won 6-1, ending the match with a total of 50 winners, despite also making 30 unforced errors. .
Alcaraz had his 15th consecutive win at Grand Slam tournaments, also his 60th win in 70 matches at major tournaments. He enters the second round and will meet Botic van de Zandschulp, the Dutch player who won against Denis Shapovalov.
Meanwhile, veteran Stan Wawrinka's journey soon ended when he lost 3 sets to young Italian tennis player Mattia Bellucci.
In the women's singles, Emma Raducanu once again disappointed when she was eliminated in the first round. The 2021 US Open champion lost to Sofia Kenin 1-6, 6-3, 4-6.
