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the second day of the us open was full of upsets, with seven top seeds eliminated and two grand slam champions eliminated in the first round

2024-08-28

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on august 28, the second round of the us open was in full swing, with many upsets. seven seeded players have been eliminated, including two grand slam champions.

men's singles, 3 seeded players eliminated

no. 11 seed tsitsipas always gives people surprises. in the first round, he faced kokkinakis, who is ranked 86th in the world. after a hard fight of 4 sets, tsitsipas lost 6-7, 7-5, 3-6, 5-7. he also became the highest-ranking seeded player to be eliminated in this year's us open men's singles.

the 19th seed aliasim debuted as a talented teenager. although he experienced a low point in the past two years, he has made a strong comeback this season. his opponent in the first round of the us open is the world no. 65 menchik, who is also a so-called talented teenager today. the match between the two was one-sided. aliasim was completely at a disadvantage, losing two consecutive sets with 2-6, 4-6, and 2-6, and was eliminated with a score of 0-3, and was eliminated in the first round.

the 22nd seed tabilo's first-round opponent was goffin, who is ranked 78th in the world. tabilo was in poor form, losing three sets in a row, 6-7, 1-6, and 5-7, and was eliminated with a score of 0-3.

women's singles: 4 top seeds eliminated unexpectedly

the no. 10 seed in the women's singles, ostapenko, became the second top10 player to be eliminated. she faced wildcard player naomi osaka in the first round. in the power duel between the two, ostapenko made too many mistakes and eventually lost quickly with 3-6, 2-6, and was eliminated in the first round.

collins, the 11th seed in women's singles, is one of the favorites to win the championship in the united states. the first round against dolehead was a match with a clear advantage, but collins had problems with her physical distribution. after winning the first set 6-1, she became a little relaxed and eventually lost two sets in a row with 5-7 and 4-6, and was eliminated with a score of 1-2.

the 23rd seed fernandez faced russian player potapova in the first round. the two fought for three sets. after fernandez easily won the first set 6-2, she lost the next two sets 4-6 and 5-7, and was eliminated with a score of 1-2.

the 28th seed garcia was once a top 5 player in the world, but has been declining in the past two years. in the first round, garcia's opponent was zarazuha, who is ranked 92nd in the world. facing such an opponent, garcia still couldn't beat him. she lost quickly with a score of 1-6, 4-6, and was eliminated with a score of 0-2, and suffered a first-round exit.