US Open, Day 1: Discussion to Krimi! TsitsiPas strives down Murray

The world ranking crystal Stefanos TsitsiPas has decided the first-round highlight at the US Open against the three-time Grand Slam Champion Andy Murray after a hard fight for itself. Murray did not agree with the behavior of his counterpart at all. On day 1 of the US Open but also the German starters convince.

The 23-year-old Greek TsitsiPas defeated the eleven years older Scots Murray in 4:49 hours 2: 6, 7: 6 (9: 7), 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4.

After compensation for 2: 2 after sentences, TsitsiPas took a 24-minute toilet break and received a warning of the referee shortly thereafter. Murray was erased. I have never used so long to go to the bathroom, said the professional who plays with an artificial hip and offered a big match in Arthur-Ashe Stadium: It's a damn joke.

Most recently, Alexander Zverev had complained about TsitsiPas. I like to win it with tennis and lose with tennis. Some players did not stop, Zverev had said after the semi-final in Cincinnati, which the German top player decided. Even in the game, TsitsiPa's minutes disappeared from the square.

US Open: Strong German Day - Koepfer survives thriller

On the other hand, a strong start to the last Grand Slam of the year experienced the German starters: the Routinians Philipp Kohlschreiber and Peter Gojowczyk have set exclamation mark on the first day of the Grand Slam tournament. And also Dominik Koepfer supervised a five-set match.

Kohlschrenber (37) fought against Marin Cilic, tournament winner of 2014, after a 0: 2 sentence residue and benefited at the stand of 6: 7 (4: 7), 6: 7 (3: 7), 6: 2, 6 : 1, 2: 0 of a task of the Croat. I won it over the fitness today, said cabbage pen, who enthused the mood with many spectators on the plant: It's sensationally beautiful.

Previously, the Munich Gojowczyk (32) had defeated the in position 23 set French Ugo Humbert 1: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 4 and was in the second for the third time after 2013 and 2014 Round with New York. Koepfer moved in the evening and defeated the French Quentin Halys 6: 4, 3: 6, 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4.

US Open: German men defy setbacks

All three could not be discouraged from interim setbacks. Kohlschenber remained concentrated against the physically increasingly battered Cilic in the fourth set and now gets to do the Spaniard Pablo Andujar.

Gojowczyk, number 141 of the world ranking, had fought through the qualification into the main field and now meets the Serbs Dusan Lajovic. Koepfer has a particularly difficult task in front of the chest with the at position two russians Daniil Medvedev.

US Open: Krafttakt! Kerber continues to fight - Petko is also through

Demanging everything Jastremska Germany's best tennis-lady Angelique Kerber. With combat power and a great nervous strength, the German top player has turned away a threatening first-rounder at the US Open. The earlier world ranking first sat down at the kick-off day of the Grand Slam Tournament in New York in a huge narrow match 3: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 3) against the Ukrainian and now meets Angelina Kalinina on its compatriot.

I won the match today today, Kerber then said, With the fight and heart I left on the square.

Previously Andrea Petkovic had taken her kick-off hurdle against the Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu on Monday with 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 3)

Kerber, tournament vineger of 2016, had recently taken care of their semi-final attempts in Wimbledon and Cincinnati and had only failed at the later tournament winer Ashleigh Barty (Australia). Then she was lifted by Boris Becker before the start of the tournament in the circle of title containers. Meanwhile, the German top player emphasized to coordinate round for round. I like to give the favorite role to the other, she said at Eurosport.

She had problems against Jastremska from the beginning. The Ukrainian, who was finally suspended from the tour for half a year until a supposed doping agreement for half a year and was then acquitted, dominated the to passive kerber.

It's all about and forth - it needs confidence and more length in the basic strokes, Barbara Rittner said at the EuroSport microphone. With the second set she seemed to turn the match and was in the crucial passage quickly a break in front. But then the German top player again made a weakness phase, was 3: 5 and stood before. With a big fighter heart, she came on.

US Open: Title defender Osaka without problems

Defenders Naomi Osaka has no floors to the kick-off of the US Open. The 23-year-old Japanese, who had repeatedly reported very openly from their mental problems, beat the Czech Marie Bouzkova 6: 4, 6: 1 and now meets the Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic.

Especially in the second sentence, the four-time Grand Slam winner showed the dominance that characterizes her on hard space. In the preparation for the tournament in New York Osaka had already left Cincinnati's eightel finals, even with the Olympic Games in Tokyo she had not come on.

Osaka had taken great attention in May as she returned to the french Open in the dispute over a pressboycott. Then she reported problems with depression and left Wimbledon.

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US Open, Day 1: The most important matches of the day

Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Result --- | --- | --- |- 5 pm | Donna Vekic | GARBIN MUGURUZA (9) | 6: 7, 6: 7 6:15 pm | Andrej Rublev (5) | Ivo Karlovic | 6: 3, 7: 6. 6: 3 18.30 Philipp Kohlenschreiber | Marin Cilic (30) | 6: 7, 6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 1, 2: 0 Task 21.00 Angelique Kerber (16) | Dayana Yastremska | 3: 6.6: 4.7: 6 20.40 clock | Andy Murray | Stefanos TsitsiPas (3) | 6: 2, 6: 7 (7: 9), 6: 3, 3: 6, 4: 6 21.00 Andrea Petkovic | Irina Begu | 6: 2, 7: 6 21.00 Barbora Krejcikova (8) | Astra Sharma | 6: 0, 6: 4 20:50 | Casper Ruud (8) | Yuichi Sugita | 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 2 00.15 Dominik Koepfer | Quentin Halys | 6: 4, 3: 6. 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4 01 clock | Nina Stojanovic | Aryna Sabalenka | 4: 6, 7: 6, 0: 6 01.30 Marie Bouzkova | Naomi Osaka (3) | 4: 6, 1: 6 02.45 Richard Gasquet | Daniil Medvedev (2) | 4: 6, 3: 6, 1: 6