{"id":91497,"date":"2025-08-26T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91497"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:36:00","slug":"sinner-makes-dominant-start-to-us-open-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91497","title":{"rendered":"Sinner makes dominant start to US Open defence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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World number one Jannik Sinner dropped only four games in a dominant straight-set win over Vit Kopriva in the first round of the US Open.<\/p>\n

The defending champion wrapped up a 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Czech player Kopriva, ranked 89th in the world, in an hour and 38 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n

Most notably, the 24-year-old Italian showed little sign of the illness which\u00a0forced him to retire early\u00a0from his Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy that I\u2019m healthy again and that we did our best to be in the best possible shape here,\u201d Sinner said after his win.<\/p>\n

Kopriva, making his main-draw debut in New York, failed to pose any serious threat to Sinner, who has now won 22 consecutive matches at hard-court Grand Slams.<\/p>\n

The Italian has won three of the past four majors, having followed last year\u2019s US Open success with victories at January\u2019s Australian Open and at Wimbledon last month.<\/p>\n

Sinner\u2019s only Grand Slam loss so far this year was to Spaniard Alcaraz in an epic French Open final in June.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have amazing memories,\u201d said Sinner, when asked about returning to Flushing Meadows as defending champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year is different and you come here starting this tournament hopefully in the best possible way, which I have done.<\/p>\n

\u201cComing back to a Grand Slam, where the emotions are still running \u2013 I\u2019m very happy to come back here and compete against the best players in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner\u2019s second-round opponent will be Australia\u2019s world number 36 Alexei Popyrin, who defeated Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland in straight sets.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the men\u2019s singles first round, Sinner\u2019s compatriot Lorenzo Musetti beat big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-4 6-4.<\/p>\n

The Italian 10th seed lost the first set on a tie-break but did not face a break point as he registered only his second match win since retiring injured from his French Open semi-final against Alcaraz in June.<\/p>\n

Kazakhstan\u2019s 23rd seed Alexander Bublik beat veteran Croat and 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic 6-4 6-1 6-4, while Denis Shapovalov, the 27th seed from Canada, was a 6-0 6-4 6-4 winner against Hungary\u2019s Marton Fucsovics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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