Aussies at the US Open: Day 2 Wrap-up

The Aussies at the US Open continued their strong start on Day 2 with six players advancing.

Aussie Men

Six Australian men advanced to the second round on day two,will contest the second round of thefor the first time since 1976.

Thanasi Kokkinakis and Chris O’Connell both pulled off remarkable upsets against seeded players. Kokkinakis beat 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in four sets (7-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5) in just his second win at thein nine years. He will play Portugal’s Nuno Borges on Friday (AEST). Later, O’Connell took care of 26th seed Nicolás Jarry of Chile in four sets (6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3) and will face unseeded Italian Mattia Bellucci next.

World no.10 Alex de Minaur looked comfortable on his return from injury, beating American Marcos Giron in four sets (6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4). He moves on to play Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen on Friday (AEST). World no.32 Jordan Thompson recorded a convincing win in straight sets (6-1, 6-3, 6-2) over France’s Constant Lestienne and will play seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz.

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Wildcard Tristan Schoolkate came back from two sets down to beat Japan’s Taro Daniel (4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, 6-4) and will face unseeded Jakub Menšk of Czechia in the second round.

Finally, Max Purcell emerged the winner in his clash, beating fellow Aussie Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets (7-5, 6-4, 6-3).

Aussie Women

Unfortunately, all four Australian women competing on Day 2 were eliminated. Two of the eight women who played in Round One advanced to Round Two.

Wild card Taylah Preston faced a tough assignment in 25th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and was beaten in straight sets (6-2, 6-0). Arina Rodionova won the first set over China’s Wang Xinyu but was eventually beaten (3-6, 6-4, 6-1). Daria Saville lost to Japan’s Ena Shibahara in a third set tiebreak (6-3, 4-6, 6-7). Qualifier Destanee Aiava lost to 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in straight sets (6-1, 7-6) but held the fourth seed to account by forcing the second set to a tiebreak.