Jannik Sinnerafter the initial scare, easily tames McDonald in the first round of the US Open. The number one at the moment, still shaken by the dust raised by the doping case, enters the court tense and repeatedly loses his serve in the first part of the match, effectively giving away the first set (6-2) and risking ending up behind in the second set as well: once four 2-0 points were cancelled out for his opponent, Sinner took control and there was no one to hold him back (2-6/6-2/6-1/6-2).
Matteo Arnaldi also reaches the second roundThe Italian, number 30 ATP, eliminated the American number 102 in the world Zachary Svajda in three sets with the score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.