US Open 2022 Results: Men's and Women's singles Draw, Results, winners, losers of first-round.
Rafael Nadal plays his first U.S. Open match since 2019 when he leads off the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium against Australian Rinky Hijkata.
Nadal won the Australian Open and French Open earlier this year, giving him a men’s-record 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
Serena Williams extended her US Open farewell with a gritty opening win on an entertaining night packed with hope and celebration in New York.
Williams, who is set to retire after the tournament, won 6-3 6-3 against Montenegro's Danka Kovinic.
2022 US Open: Men's singles Draw, Results, winners, losers
Stefanos Tsitsipas was stunned by Daniel Galan in the US Open first round
American Stefan Kozlov was defeated by Russian World No.1 Daniil Medvedev 6-2 6-4 6-0.
Norway's Casper Ruud - who beat Britain's Kyle Edmund in his US opener.
Britain's 2012 winner Andy Murray beat Argentine 24th seed Francisco Cerundolo 7-5 6-3 6-3.
American 10th seed Taylor Fritz, who lost to compatriot Brandon Holt -
Spanish 16th seed Roberto Bautista Agut suffered an early exit against American JJ Wolf.
2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini recorded a comfortable 6-2 6-3 6-3 win over Chile's Nicolas Jarry.
Canadian sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Switzerland's Alexander Ritschard 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3.
Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios advanced 2nd RD, beating his fellow Australian - Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-4).
Dominic Thiem lost 7-5 6-1 5-7 6-3 to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta
Stan Wawrinka, the 2016 winner, retired injured after losing the two opening sets of his first-round to France's Corentin Moutet.
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Wu Yibing became the first Chinese man to win a singles match at a Grand Slam in 63 years - since Fu Chi Mei at Wimbledon in 1959 - with his 6-3 6-4 6-0 victory over Georgia's world number 35 Nikoloz Basilashvili.
WU first Chinese man to win a US Open singles match since Guy Cheng in 1935.
Sebastian Korda beat Argentine qualifier Facundo Bagnis
Wang Xiyu came back from one set down to beat France's Diane Parry
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US Open 2022: Women’s singles First Round Results, winners, losers:
Serena Williams beat Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3;
No. 2 Anett Kontaveit beat Jaqueline Adina Cristian 6-3, 6-0;
No. 3 Maria Sakkari beat Tatjana Maria 6-4, 3-6, 6-0;
No. 5 Ons Jabeur beat Madison Brengle 7-5, 6-2;
Daria Snigur shock beat No. 7 Simona Halep 6-2, 0-6, 6-4;
No. 12 Coco Gauff beat Leolia Jeanjean 6-2, 6-3;
No. 14 Leylah Fernandez beat Oceane Dodin 6-3, 6-4;
No. 15 Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Ana Konjuh 6-0, 6-0;
No. 20 Madison Keys beat Dayana Yastremska 7-6 (3), 6-3.
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