Since 1978, New York has been the arena for the best male and female tennis players to compete at the US Open. This tournament is considered a Grand Slam tournament and ends the annual Grand Slam cycle. This year, Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff are defending their titles, respectively. Polish fans can hope for a repeat of 2022. At that time, Iga Świątek reigned supreme in the United States.
Defeat for young star. Rune bids farewell to US Open
The Danish fans have already been stripped of their dreams of success for their representative. Their best tennis player Holger Rune (15th ATP) said goodbye to the tournament after the first match. The player, who has long been at the top of the world rankings, lost in the first round to American Brandon Nakashima (50th ATP).
The Dane, who was once the fourth-ranked player in the world, won just seven games and was eliminated from the tournament in poor style. The US Open is not one of his favorite tournaments. At least that's what can be concluded from his results. He played in the most important tennis event in the United States for the fourth time and said goodbye to it for the third time after the first match. The exception was 2022, when he reached the third round.
Rune has performed much better in other Grand Slam tournaments. He has reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros twice. He was also in the top eight at Wimbledon once.
For Nakashima, who turned 23 on August 3, defeating the Dane means improving on last year's result from the US Open. At that time, he was eliminated in the first round by Serb Laslo Djere. The American still hopes to improve on his personal best on home courts. In 2022, he reached the third round of the US Open, where he was defeated by Jannik Sinner. Brandon Nakashima will face Arthur Cazaux from France in the second round of this year's competition.
US Open 1st round, Holger Rune (15th ATP) – Brandon Nakashima (50th ATP) 0:3 (2:6, 1:6, 4:6)