US Open: Tsitsipas and Thiem fired in the first round

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Discover the results of the first round of the US Open.

Richard Gasquet, 36th in the world, was eliminated in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday by Italian Matteo Berrettini (25th), 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.

"He's playing well, very well, it's not easy, he's been serving really hard, he can put you very far from the ball with a forehand, which he did on the first two sets," he said. Gasquet.

The 33-year-old Frenchman, however, arrived at Flushing Meadows with substantial confidence after reaching his first semifinal in Masters 1000 in Cincinnati since 2013.

He also deplored the decision of the US federation to publish the seeds of the US Open particularly early this year, which prevented him from being seeded and therefore protected.

"Of course you prefer to be seeded." They (the organizers, ed) have never released a program so early.When there are circumstances like that where you have no ass ", a- he commented.

But on the match, he admitted not having seized his chances.

"I had a lot of break points in the first set, but I took a lot of aces, he knows how to play he knows how to get on the net, he's volleying well …", he commented.

"I play better in the 3rd set but I have a bad game at the beginning of the 4th, with two double faults, and that's what hurt me." No doubt he has a bright future in front of him with a similar service. and his big forehand, he can climb very fast in the top 10 world, "said the Frenchman.

Berrettini will face in the next round the winner of the match between Australian Jordan Thompson (55th) and Portuguese Joao Sousa (44th).

Andrey Rublev eliminates Stefanos Tsitsipas, 8th in the world, in the first round after 3:54

Russia's Andrey Rublev, ranked 43rd in the world, qualified for the second round of the US Open tennis on Tuesday. He eliminated the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (ATP 8) 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (9/7), 7-5 after 3:54 of play. Both men went to the end of their forces and it is the Greek who has been most diminished by cramps, in the right leg.

"I too had cramps, but I did not show it," said Rublev, who will face Frenchman Gilles Simon (ATP 40) in the second round, who defeated American Bjorn Fratangelo (ATP 117) .

In the 4th inning, Tsitsipas seemed very handicapped by his right leg, visibly crippled by cramps. He even chose to extend his rest time during a change of side, even to provoke the referee.

"Give me a warning, I do not care!" threw Tsitsipas to the chair judge who ended up announcing a penalty point for passing time at the side change to 4-3 for Rublev in the 4th set.

The Russian started his service game at 15-0 to lead 5-3. Tsitsipas fought to the end but was no longer physically able to fight.

At 21, Rublev won only one ATP tournament, in 2017 in Umag (Croatia). He recently eliminated Roger Federer in the Cincinnati Masters 1000 Round of 16.

World No.4 Dominic Thiem eliminated in the first round

Dominic Thiem of Austria, fourth in the world but weakened by a virus, was eliminated Tuesday in the first round of the US Open by the Italian Thomas Fabbiano (87) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6- 2.

A double finalist at Roland-Garros, the clay specialist had reached the quarter-finals of the Montreal Masters 1000 on the hard ground this summer, but had subsequently dropped out for the Cincinnati quarter, already because of this virus, he explained. .

He had reached the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows last year.

In the next round, Fabbiano will face the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (75th).