US Open day two: Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas fall at first hurdle

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  • Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas were high-profile casualties in the first round at the US Open but Rafael Nadal roared through in straight sets against John Millman.

    Meanwhile, defending champion Naomi Osaka beat Anna Blinkova in three sets and 15-year-old Cori Gauff also progressed but former champion Sloane Stephens was knocked out.

    Here, PA looks back at day two and forward to day three of the tournament.

    Shot of the day

    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga showed he has still got it at the net, even if he blew a two-set lead against Tennys Sandgren.

    Stat of the day

    Wimbledon champion Simona Halep won her first match at Flushing Meadows since 2016.

    Quote of the day

    “This chair umpire, I don’t know, he has something against me. I don’t know why” – Stefanos Tsitsipas took a swipe after his defeat

    Shock of the day

    Fourth seed Dominic Thiem has been struggling with a virus but the Austrian will still be disappointed at tumbling out in the first round to unseeded Italian Thomas Fabbiano.

    Fallen seeds

    Men: Dominic Thiem (4), Stefanos Tsitsipas (8), Karen Khachanov (9), Roberto Bautista Agut (10), Felix Auger Aliassime (18), Kyle Edmund (30)
    Women: Sloane Stephens (11), Garbine Muguruza (24), Carla Suarez Navarro (28), Barbora Strycova (31)

    Wednesday’s order of play

    Arthur Ashe Stadium:

    Marium Bolvadze v Karolina Pliskova
    Roger Federer v Damir Dzumhur
    Novak Djokovic v Juan Ignacio Londero
    Serena Williams v Catherine McNally

    Louis Armstrong Stadium:

    Bradley Klahn v Kei Nishikori
    Elina Svitolina v Venus Williams
    Lin Zhu v Madison Keys
    Lauren Davis v Ashleigh Barty
    Borna Coric v Grigor Dimitrov

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