Sinner Makes Dominant Start To Us Open Defence

US Open 2025

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 24 August-7 September

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World number 1 Jannik Sinner dropped only 4 games successful a ascendant straight-set triumph complete Vit Kopriva successful nan first information of nan US Open.

The defending champion wrapped up a 6-1 6-1 6-2 triumph complete Czech subordinate Kopriva, classed 89th successful nan world, successful an hr and 38 minutes connected Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Most notably, nan 24-year-old Italian showed small motion of nan unwellness which forced him to discontinue early from his Cincinnati Open last against Carlos Alcaraz past week.

"I'm very happy that I'm patient again and that we did our champion to beryllium successful nan champion imaginable style here," Sinner said aft his win.

Kopriva, making his main-draw debut successful New York, grounded to airs immoderate superior threat to Sinner, who has now won 22 consecutive matches astatine hard-court Grand Slams.

The Italian has won 3 of nan past 4 majors, having followed past year's US Open occurrence pinch victories astatine January's Australian Open and astatine Wimbledon past month.

Sinner's only Grand Slam nonaccomplishment truthful acold this twelvemonth was to Spaniard Alcaraz successful an epic French Open last successful June.

"I person astonishing memories," said Sinner, erstwhile asked astir returning to Flushing Meadows arsenic defending champion.

"Every twelvemonth is different and you travel present starting this tourney hopefully successful nan champion imaginable way, which I person done.

"Coming backmost to a Grand Slam, wherever nan emotions are still moving - I'm very happy to travel backmost present and compete against nan champion players successful nan world."

Elsewhere successful nan men's singles first round, Sinner's compatriot Lorenzo Musetti hit big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-4 6-4.

The Italian 10th seed mislaid nan first group connected a tie-break but did not look a break constituent arsenic he registered only his 2nd lucifer triumph since retiring injured from his French Open semi-final against Alcaraz successful June.

Kazakhstan's 23rd seed Alexander Bublik hit seasoned Croat and 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic 6-4 6-1 6-4, while Denis Shapovalov, nan 27th seed from Canada, was a 6-0 6-4 6-4 victor against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics.