2023-08-29 21:28:54
Wonderful first for Arthur Fils! The native of Bondoufle (Essonne) signed his first victory in a Grand Slam on Tuesday, eliminating in five rounds the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, yet seeded number 24, after a suspenseful match (4-6, 6- 3, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5). 48th player in the world, he concluded the meeting on the third match point after 3:58 of play on the courts of Flushing Meadows. This season, Fils won his first trophy (in Lyon) and entered the top 50. But he was eliminated in the first round at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon.
Before him, another Arthur, Rinderknech, qualified for the second round of the US Open, beating the Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, who fell to 117th place in the world, in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 6-2 ). The task will be quite different for Rinderknech since the Italian Matteo Berrettini is waiting for him at the turn. Ex-world number 6, former semi-finalist (2019) at the American Grand Slam, he crushed Ugo Humbert, yet seeded 29, in three sets (6-4, 6-2, 6-2) at the very start day on the courts of Flushing Meadows.
The other great hope Luca Van Assche lost to the Chilean Nicolas Jarry, seeded 23, in four sets (6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3)). In the women’s draw, it’s also already over for Caroline Garcia, seeded 7 in the US Open. The French was swept away by the Chinese Wang, from the qualifications, in two sets (6-4, 6-1).
She ends her Grand Slam season with her worst result, in the Major where she had nevertheless achieved her best performance last year, reaching the semi-final. In 2023, Garcia lost in the round of 16 at the Australian Open, in the second round at Roland-Garros and in the third at Wimbledon. Earlier, Diane Parry, 73rd in the WTA, suffered the same fate against Briton Katie Boulter (6-4, 6-0).
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