Nick Kyrgios had no chance against Robert Bautista Agut in the 1st round, Daniil Medvedev sovereign

“Nick is a strong opponent, I’m always happy to play against him. It was a good match for me, the conditions were right, the fans were there,” said Bautista Agut after the game. “Now I hope to be able to play a few more matches here.”

Bautista Agut had the action against Kyrgios under control at all times, gave the 26-year-old only one break chance in the entire match – and he fended it off.

In the third set, the Australian’s resistance was finally broken, so that the 18th-placed Bautista Agut marched to success with six wins in a row.

A convincing performance by the Spaniard, who is now facing Emil Ruusuvuori from Finland.

Medvedev, who is aiming for his first Grand Slam title in Flushing Meadows, had to fight back violent resistance from Gasquet at the beginning.

The 35-year-old gave the Russian an open exchange of blows, but had to pay tribute to the high effort as the match went on.

Medvedev now against Koepfer

In the third set, Medvedev made everything clear with 6: 1 and confidently brought the game home after just under two hours.

“The result may look easy, but it was a tough match and I’m very happy that it didn’t last more than five hours,” said the second in the world after the encounter.

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