Japan’s Naomi Osaka, defending champion, extended her streak of consecutive victories to 16 on Monday, beating Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the US Open.
Osakaa, 23, will face Serbian Olga Danilovic in the second round, who earlier beat local Alycia Parks 6-3, 7-5.
The Japanese star is looking to become the first player to win the US Open twice in a row since Serena Williams was crowned for the third year in a row in 2014.
Osaka’s winning streak includes his most recent victories at the US and Australian Open and one in the first round at this year’s French Open before withdrawing from this tournament due to mental health issues. (AP)
– MENS
– First round
Andrey Rublev (RUS / N.5) defeated Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3
Pedro Martínez (ESP) to James Duckworth (AUS) 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-2, 6-2
Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) bt Kamil Majchrzak (POL) 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Bernabé Zapata (ESP) to Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN / N.12) to Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 7-6 (7/0), 3-6, 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (10/8)
Cristian Garín (CHI / N.16) to Norbert Gombos (SVK) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)
Henri Laaksonen (SUI) to John Millman (AUS) 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/2), 6-1
Dusan Lajovic (SRB) to Benoît Paire (FRA) 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
Peter Gojowczyk (GER) bt Ugo Humbert (FRA / N.23) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) to Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE / N.3) to Andy Murray (SCO) 2-6, 7-6 (9/7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Casper Ruud (NOR / N.8) bt Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Facundo Bagnis (ARG) to Taro Daniel (JPN) 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
Marco Trungelliti (ARG) to Alejandro Davidovich (ESP / N.29) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4
Brandon Nakashima (USA) bt John Isner (USA / N.19) 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (8/6), 6-3
Alex Molcan (SVK) bt Cem Ilkel (TUR) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
Kevin Anderson (RSA) bt Jiri Vesely (CZE) 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4)
Diego Schwartzman (ARG / N.11) to Ricardas Berankis (LTU) 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL / N.15) defeated Sam Riffice (USA) 6-1, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3
Marcos Giron (USA) bt Antoine Hoang (FRA) 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
Daniel Evans (GBR / N.24) to Thiago Monteiro (BRA) 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-1
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) to Marin Cilic (CRO / N.30) 6-7 (4/7), 6-7 (3/7), 6-2, 6-1, 2-0 and abandonment
Pablo Andújar (ESP) to Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
Guido Pella (ARG) bt Filip Kranjinovic (CRO) 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
– WOMEN
– First round
Elina Svitolina (UKR / N.5) defeated Rebecca Marino (CAN) 6-2, 6-3
Markéta Vondroušová (CZE) to Gabriela Ruse (RUM) 7-5, 6-0
Elena Rybakina (KAZ / N.19) bt Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 6-2, 6-3
Caroline Garcia (FRA) bn Harriet Dart (GBR) 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-2
Kristína Kucová (SVK) to Ann Li (USA) 7-5, 6-1
Simona Halep (RUM / N.12) to Camila Giorgi (ITA) 6-4, 7-6 (7/3)
Angelique Kerber (GER / N.16) to Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3)
Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) bt Mayar Sherif (EGY) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Sloane Stephens (USA) to Madison Keys (USA) 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (9/7)
Cori Gauff (USA / N.21) bt Magda Linette (POL) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Kaia Kanepi (EST) bt Yulia Putintseva (KAZ / N.31) 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2
Leylah Fernandez (CAN) to Ana Konjuh (CRO) 7-6 (7/3), 6-2
Olga Danilovic (SRB) bt Alycia Parks (USA) 6-3, 7-5
Barbora Krejcíková (CZE / N.8) bt Astra Sharma (AUS) 6-0, 6-4
Christina McHale (USA) bt Emma Navarro (USA) 6-1, 7-6 (7/5)
Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) bt Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS / N.32) to Sara Errani (ITA) 6-3, 6-2
Victoria Azarenka (BLR / N.18) defeated Tereza Martincova (CZE) 6-4, 6-0
Andrea Petkovic (GER) to Irina Begu (RUM) 6-2, 7-6 (7/3)
Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP / N.9) to Donna Vekic (CRO) 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5)
María Camila Osorio (COL) to Ivana Jorovic (SRB) 6-2, 6-2
Ons Jabeur (TUN / N.20) bt Alize Cornet (FRA) 7-5, 7-5
Danielle Collins (USA / N.26) to Carla Suárez (ESP) 6-2, 6-4
Kaja Juvan (SLO) bt Heather Watson (GBR) 6-1, 6-4
Naomi Osaka (JPN / N.3) to Marie Bouzková (CZE) 6-4, 6-1