Serena Williams didn’t have any problem beating Maria Sharapova for the 19th consecutive time, but Roger Federer didn’t have a smooth first-round match.
Coco Gauff returns a shot during her match against Anastasia Potapova in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. She started slowly against Potapova on Tuesday but found her footing in the second set, ripping backhands and expanding the variety of her shots. She later credited the crowd that jammed into Louis Armstrong Stadium for giving her energy and inspiration. “After the first set, I was kind of like, I have to reset, stop thinking about what would happen after the match, just think about what I need to do to win the second set,” Gauff said.
Osaka followed her victory at Flushing Meadows by winning this year’s Australian Open and taking over the No. 1 world ranking. Soon after that she parted with her coach, Sascha Bajin, and later flailed a bit, losing in the first round at Wimbledon and the third round at the French Open. She also injured her left knee and wore a brace on it Tuesday. She also wore a target, of sorts, as she tries to become the first woman to win back-to-back U.S.
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