Pliskova, Kvitova and Kerber start easy; Gauff, eliminated

Good start to the tournament for some of the US Open favorites. The first, Karolina Pliskova, Petra Kvitova (6th) and Angelique Kerber (17th) They solved with comfortable triumphs their premiere on the first day of a very open table due to absences.

The earliest was Kerber, who joined the US Grand Slam at the last minute and beat Australian Tomljanovic by a 6-4 double. The German, who left New York at the first exchange last year, was not wrong on this occasion and beat an opponent she had won for the first time at Roland Garros 2014. She will see them in the second round with her compatriot Friedsam . Afterwards, Pliskova gave a good account of the Ukrainian Kalinina, whom she beat by a clear 6-4 and 6-0. It was the second time that the Czech started a major as seed number one and did not fail. He will face a dangerous rival, Caroline Garcia. His compatriot Kvitova did not do it either and was able to quickly get rid of the Romanian Begu, whom he won 6-3, 6-2. The US Open is the only Grand Slam in which he has failed to reach the semifinals. Her next opponent will be the Ukrainian Kozlova who beat the local Osuigwe 6-3, 7-5.

As for other favorites, Czech Marketa Vondrousova (12th) quickly beat Belgian Minnen and will meet Belarusian Sasnovich. The Polish Magda Linette (24th) beat the Australian Madison Inglis (6-1, 4-6 and 6-4) and will meet the Montenegrin Kovinic. And the Estonian Anett Kontaveit (14th) knew how to come back against the American Danielle Collins, who has only won one match in her history at the US Open, to win 5-7, 6-2 and 6-2 and be able to cross with the Slovenian Juvan. The Croatian Petra Martic (8th) was able to beat the Czech Martincova, although she needed three sets to do so (5-7, 6-2 and 6-4). He will meet the Ukrainian Bondarenko, whose young compatriot, Dayana Yastremska (19th), went through a lot of trouble against the Australian Astra Sharma (6-3, 6-7 (4) and 7-6 (2)) and will meet the American Madison Brengle.

Elena Ribakina (11th) struck down the Ukrainian Zavatska (6-3 and 6-0 in 67 minutes) and the American Shelby Rogers awaits her. The veteran Belgian Kirsten Flipkens embittered the debut of the 32nd favorite, the Swedish Rebecca Peterson (7-6 (1) and 6-4) and will see Pegula or Bouzkova, while Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (23rd) easily beat local guest Robin Montgomery (6-1, 6-3) to meet Belarusian Lapko. Jennifer Brady, a recent winner of the Lexington tournament and 28th favorite, swept Russia's Blinkova (6-3 and 6-2), who had beaten her in 2019 in a 125 disputed in New Haven, to see herself in the next phase with her countrywoman Catherine Bellis.

Gauff, eliminated

The good star of the very young Coco Gauff in the Grand Slams was extinguished this Monday with her defeat in the first round against the Latvian Anastasija Sevastova, 31st favorite, who beat the great American hope by 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4. Gauff reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon last year and the third round in New York and this year he again stepped onto the fourth in Australia. But this time she found an inspired rival who was unimpressed by Coco's ability to come back and endured the pull to take the victory in a third set in which the encouragement of the public would have been very good for the American, who made 40 unforced errors on empty Louis Armstrong. Sevastova, who is good at this tournament (she reached at least the quarterfinals in three of her last four appearances) will face Ukraine's Kostyuk in the second round.

Results of the day.