Second day of the US Open on the concrete at Flushing Meadows in New York
: the challenges of the lower part of the board for both men and women are scheduled.
The number three in the ranking and second favorite in the seeding make their debut, the Austrian Dominic Thiem, and the Russian Daniil Medvedev, number 5 ATP and 3 in the seeding, finalist twelve months ago (blocked by Nadal).
Among the women the spotlight is on Sofia Kenin, number 4 in the ranking and 2 in the seeding, the last to have won a Major (the Australian Open played in January), but above all on Serena Williams, number 8 WTA and third seed, she has already won 6 times in New York (in the last two years always defeated in the final) which begins her umpteenth run to the Margaret Court Slam record.
Still a lot of Italy on the pitch with Matteo Berrettini, sixth favorite in the seeding, semifinalist in the last edition (stopped by Nadal), Jannik Sinner, Gianluca Mager, Andreas Seppi and Salvatore Caruso.
Camila Giorgi waiting for the challenge with Naomi Osaka
.
In the second round, the 28-year-old from Macerata, in her ninth participation in the main draw of the US Open where she boasts the eighths reached in 2013, will challenge the Japanese No. 9 WTA and fourth favorite in the ranking, triumphant in the edition two years ago, which she left a set to compatriot Misaki Doi, # 81 WTA.
The 22-year-old from Osaka, former queen of world tennis, won in two sets the only previous one with the blue, played two years ago in the semifinals in Tokyo.
Kvitova, Kerber and Pliskova advance in the women's draw.
Sevastova eliminates Gauff.