Tennis News: Ninth seed Taylor Fritz started the 2026 US Open season convincingly against his young compatriot.
The 28-year-old tennis player appeared stunning when silencing his 18-year-old compatriot, Darwin Blanch, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the US Open.
“In my opinion, it’s natural to feel nervous when starting the first round of an Open tournament. I didn’t expect to immediately perform extraordinary,” said Fritz.
“I think my serve is quite good. Apart from that, my performance is quite good. I think there are still many things that can be improved.”
Competing at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the ninth seed appeared much stronger than Blanch. The ninth seed dominated the shots from the baseline and was impressive on serve, winning 91 percent of the points on her first serve.
Apart from that, the former world number 4 tennis player was able to take advantage of four of the 16 break point opportunities he created and secure both break point opportunities he faced.
The 28-year-old is still seeking the first Grand Slam title of his career and has enjoyed success during the hard-court season in North America in the second half of the season, winning the ATP 500 tournament title in Washington last month.
Standing between Fritz and a place in the third round of the US Open is Italian tennis player, Mattia Bellucci, who also performed impressively when he eliminated Hungarian player, Zsombor Piros, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0.
The winner of the match has the opportunity to meet the 24th seed, Francisco Cerundolo or Jan Lennard Struff in the third round of the US Open.
In the first round, Argentinian tennis player Cerundolo eliminated Austrian tennis player Filip Misolic with 6-4, 6-3, 7-5, while German tennis player Lennard Struff eliminated Argentine tennis player Camilo Ugo Carabelli with 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Meanwhile, the third seed, Felix Auger Aliassime, won 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 over Australian tennis player, Rinky Hijikata. Advancing to the second round, the Canadian tennis player will meet Karen Khachanov. To date their head to head is tied at 2-2, with Khachanov winning their last meeting in Halle of the 2025 season.
In the first round, the Olympic silver medalist in Tokyo in 2021, Khachanov crushed the Argentine tennis player, Roman Andres Burruchaga, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1.
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