U.S. Open day one
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NEW YORK - Highlights of the first day at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Monday (times GMT):
1944 FRITZ THROUGH TO FACE BERRETTINI
American 12th seed Taylor Fritz enjoyed a 7-5 6-1 6-2 first round win over Argentina's Camilo Ugo Carabelli.
Fritz will play Matteo Berrettini in the second round after the Italian beat Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6(2) 6-2 6-3.
1940 DEFENDING CHAMPION GAUFF STROLLS INTO SECOND ROUND
American third seed and last year's winner Coco Gauff made light work of her first round match to win 6-2 6-0 against France's Varvara Gracheva.
Gauff takes on Tatjana Maria next after the German overcame Solana Sierra of Argentina 6-2 6-3 to reach the second round.
1902 RUUD REACHES SECOND ROUND
Norwegian eighth seed Casper Ruud, finalist in 2022, beat China's Bu Yunchaokete 7-6(2) 6-2 6-2 to advance to the second round.
1806 ZVEREV WINS ALL-GERMAN CLASH
German fourth seed Alexander Zverev beat compatriot Maximilian Marterer lucky loser 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 to reach the second round.
1804 SHELTON BEATS FORMER CHAMPION THIEM
American 13th seed Ben Shelton, semi-finalist last year, had a comfortable 6-4 6-2 6-2 win over Austrian wildcard and former champion Dominic Thiem to reach the second round.
Thiem, who won the 2020 U.S. Open, is retiring at the end of this season.
1730 QINWEN COMEBACK SEES OFF ANISIMOVA
China's Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, the seventh seed, came from a set down to beat American wildcard Amanda Anisimova 4-6 6-4 6-2 at the Louis Armstrong Stadium.
1729 SVITOLINA SURVIVES CARLE SCARE
Ukraine 27th seed Elina Svitolina, a semi-finalist in 2019, advanced to the second round with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 win over Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina.
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1728 HUMBERT EASES PAST MONTEIRO
French 17th seed Ugo Humbert moved into the second round after a 6-3 6-4 6-4 win over Brazilian Thiago Monteiro.
1625 KASATKINA INTO SECOND ROUND
Russian 12th seed Daria Kasatkina eased into the second round with a 6-2 6-4 win over Romania's Jaqueline Cristian.
1550 SAKKARI RETIRES AGAINST WANG
Greek ninth seed Maria Sakkari retired due to injury after losing the first set 6-2 to China's Yafan Wang in their first-round match.
Wang broke serve in the opening game and raced into a 5-1 lead. Sakkari needed a medical timeout to treat her shoulder and was unable to continue.
1500 PLAY UNDER WAY
Play began under partly cloudy skies in New York, with the temperature hovering around 26 degrees Celsius (78 degrees Fahrenheit). REUTERS
