- Latvian Ostapenko will meet Romania's Sorana Cirstea in the next round. TOP SEED NADAL THROUGH TO ROUND TWO - World No 1 Rafa Nadal beat Serbian Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (6) 6-2 6-2 to reach the second round. - Nadal improved his first round record at Flushing Meadows to 13-0.Rain or shine, she battles. Jelena Ostapenko wins 12/14 points once her match was moved into Arthur Ashe and gets the 1st Round win! #USOpen pic.twitter.com/eNFDfOsMPE
— Wilson Tennis (@WilsonTennis) August 29, 2017
.@RafaelNadal has never lost in the first round of the #USOpen (12-0). https://t.co/3GoYkr8qBN #USOpen pic.twitter.com/4UkPvpmPJ7 — US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 29, 2017- The top-seeded Spaniard will meet Japan's Taro Daniel or American Tommy Paul in the next round. MATCHES ON OUTER-COURTS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN - All outer-court matches, except Jelena Ostapenko v Lara Arruabarrena, have been cancelled due to rain as play continues under the roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
DEFENDING CHAMPION KERBER SUFFERS SHOCK DEFEAT - Japan's Naomi Osaka beat last year's champion Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1 to reach the second round.Due to rain all of todays US Open matches except those at Arthur Ashe Stadium are cancelled. Bouchard & Pospisil matches to be re-scheduled pic.twitter.com/v38IxkRS4k
— TSN Radio Vancouver (@TSN1040) August 29, 2017
Defending champion Angelique Kerber is out of the #USOpen in the first round. https://t.co/IvdlO83nJd #bbctennis pic.twitter.com/nkfPv68WmW — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 29, 2017- Sixth seed Kerber is the second defending U.S. women's champion to lose in the first round after Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2005. PLISKOVA CRUISES PAST LINETTE - World No 1 and top seed Karolina Pliskova hit eight aces to book a spot in the second round of the tournament for the second successive year with a 6-2 6-1 win over Poland's Magda Linette.
- The 25-year-old was a finalist at Flushing Meadows last year and is looking to seal her first grand slam title this time around. STRYCOVA ROMPS TO SECOND ROUND - Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova, who is the 23rd seed at the tournament, also progressed to the second round with a 6-1 6-3 win over Japan's Misaki Doi.#AceQueen @KaPliskova is raising money for a hospital in Prague with every ace she hits at this year's #USOpen. https://t.co/36lOWNsS1y pic.twitter.com/YsoX1tYiv3
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 29, 2017
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