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TENNIS – US OPEN – All the results of the first round of the French at Flushing Meadows

The American adventure of the Tricolores could have started better. Headliner of the French on this first day of the US Open, Ugo Humbert (seed N ° 28) was released upon his entry into the running by the German Peter Gojowczyk, from qualifying (1-6, 6- 1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4). The same goes for Benoît Paire, beaten by Serbian Dusan Lajovic in four sets (6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4) at the end of a disjointed match, which left more room for mood gestures French than tennis itself.

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It represents for the moment the only ray of sunshine of this beginning of the US Open. After suffering for nearly a set and a half, Caroline Garcia finally dominated Harriet Dart, 151st WTA player, in three sets (6-7, 6-4, 6-2). The Frenchwoman has benefited from a blow less well, physically, from the Briton, who has called on her medical staff on several occasions. In the second round, Garcia will be opposed to the No. 19 seed Elena Rybakina, Sasnovich scorer in two sets (6-2, 6-3).

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They did not even have the opportunity to tread the courts: Gilles Simon was to face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina but his coach having tested positive for Covid-19, the Niçois became a contact case and was therefore banned from playing in New York; For his part, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew a few hours from his duel against Casper Ruud, due to a calf injury contracted last week.

After a good run in qualifying, Antoine Hoang (25) will not go further than the first round of the main draw either. Faced with the American Marcos Giron, 64th player in the ATP ranking, the French, 150th in the world, could not do anything and lost in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 7-5), despite nine break balls discarded during the game.

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