Federico Cinà’s path to the US Open ends in the first round. The 19-year-old from Palermo, in the draw after having passed the qualifications, surrenders to number 46 ATP Alex Michelsen on his debut in the US Slam. 6-4 6-1 6-0, in one hour and 58 minutes of play, the score is in favor of the American born in 2004, who in the second round will face the winner of the match between Brandon Nakashima and Sebastian Baez. Cinà’s progress at Flushing Meadows remains excellent, having eliminated Luca Nardi (n.241 Atp), Hugo Dellien (n.140 Atp) and Yunchaokete Bu (n.124 Atp) in the qualifiers.
Arnaldi also knocked out
Matteo Arnaldi was also out in the first round of the US Open. The Sanremo player, seeded number 30 and semi-finalist at Roland Garros, lost to the Australian James Duckworth in three sets. 5-7 6-3 6-2 7-6(8), in three hours and 26 minutes of play, the score in favor of number 71 ATP, who will face the Chinese Yibing Wu in the second round