Us Open: Home Hopes Hit As Madison Keys Makes 89 Unforced Errors In First-round Loss

One of nan main location hopes astatine nan US Open has suffered an early exit from nan tourney aft Madison Keys mislaid successful nan first information connected Monday.

There were early signs nan world No 6, who won nan Australian Open successful January, faced a reliable lucifer against Mexico’s Renata Zarazúa. The American won nan first set, but only aft taking a marathon tiebreak 12-10. Zarazúa won nan 2nd group connected different tiebreak (7-3) earlier closing retired nan lucifer by taking nan last group 7-5.

It was an error-strewn capacity from Keys, who reached nan US Open last successful 2017, and she sent down 14 double faults and only sewage 55% of her first serves in. She besides deed 46 winners to her opponent’s five, but had 89 unforced errors.

Zarazúa, nan world No 82, has a humble grounds connected tour, and has ne'er precocious past nan 2nd information of a major.

There were different defeats for American players connected Monday. Coleman Wong became nan first subordinate from Hong Kong to triumph a expansive slam men’s singles lucifer since nan Open era began successful 1968 erstwhile he defeated Aleksander Kovacevic successful consecutive sets. The 21-year-old is classed 173rd connected nan ATP Tour and was making his main tie Grand Slam debut. He had fallen short successful qualifying astatine Flushing Meadows, nan Australian Open and doubly apiece astatine Wimbledon and nan French Open.

Meanwhile, Sebastian Korda was forced to retreat from his lucifer against Britain’s Cameron Norrie while trailing 7-5, 6-4.