Last year’s runner-up Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) advanced to the second round of the US Open. The second-seeded Belarusian tennis player prevailed easily against the qualifier Priscilla Hon (Australia) by 2-0 (6:3, 6:3).
Aryna Sabalenka led in the result after an easily won first set, and in the second she achieved break for 3:1 and 4:2 to congratulate herself with ultimate success after her first match point and 80 minutes of play at the “Louis Armstrong Stadium”.
In the second round of the last Grand Slam tournament of the season, Aryna Sabalenka will play against Lucia Bronzetti (Italy). The Italian player won 6:3 in the first set against Lulu Sun, after which the Australian tennis player ended her participation in the match due to an injury.
Clara Burel (France) overcame the first round in New York after a comeback win against former champion Sloane Stephens by 2-1 (0:6, 7:5, 7:5). The American easily won the first set of the match and then led by 3:1 and 4:2 before breaking at 5:3 when she served to win the match. The French tennis player made a reversal to 7:5, equalizing the score. At 5:4 in her favor in the last set, Sloane Stephens again had a chance to end the match, but missed a break.
Clara Burel will face the two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) in the second round. The tennis player from Belarus, ranked number 20, eliminated Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) after a comeback by 2-1 (3:6, 6:1, 6:1) in two hours and nine minutes.
Emma Navarro and Madison Keys, continue forward. The 13th-seeded Madison Keys defeated Anna Blinkova (Russia) by 2-0 (6:1, 6:1) and will play against Arantxa Rus. The Dutchwoman won by 2-0 (6:4, 7:6) against Ana Bogdan (Romania).
The 2017 finalist Madison Keys, who is 14th-seeded, eliminated Czech Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) by 2-0 (6:4, 6:1) and will face the qualifier Maya Joint (Australia) in the next round. The Australian defeated Laura Siegemund (Germany) by 2-0 (6:4, 7:5).
The 8th-seeded Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) eliminated the Spanish qualifier Marina Bassols Ribera after 2-0 (7:6, 6:2). The quarter-finalist from 2021 will play against Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania). The Romanian, who passed through the qualifications, defeated the Austrian Julia Grabher by 2-0 (6:2, 6:4).
