Tennis star Sabalenka advances to the second round of the US Open, joining Fritz and Shelton who also progress.

US Open 2025: First-Round Results and Second-Round Matchups

The US Open 2025 is underway, and several exciting matchups have already taken place in the first round. Here's a roundup of some of the key results and second-round matchups.

In the women's singles, Janice Tjen, the first Indonesian to play in the main draw of a Grand Slam singles event for 21 years, made a memorable debut by defeating Veronika Kudermetova, the 24th seed, with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Tjen will face Britain's Emma Raducanu in the second round, after Raducanu won her match against Ena Shibahara with a score of 6-1, 6-2.

Raducanu, the former US Open champion, is not the only high-profile player advancing to the second round. Aryna Sabalenka, the current world number one, won her match against Rebeka Masarova with a score of 7-5, 6-1. Sabalenka will face unseeded Russian Polina Kudermetova in the second round.

In the men's singles, fourth seed Taylor Fritz, last year's US Open finalist, won his match against unseeded American Emilio Nava with a score of 7-5, 6-2, 6-3. Fritz, along with Shelton, are the highest-ranked men's players from the United States in the US Open and are spearheading US hopes of a first Grand Slam men's singles win since Andy Roddick's victory at the 2003 US Open. Shelton will face either Pablo Carreno Busta or Pablo Llamas Ruiz in the second round.

Several other seeds also advanced to the second round. Spanish 18th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina breezed past Alexander Shevchenko of Kazakhstan with a score of 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. Czech 16th seed Jakub Mensik edged Chile's Nicolas Jarry with a score of 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-4.

American Sebastian Korda, the sixth seed, progressed with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 defeat of Peruvian qualifier Ignacio Buse. Daniil Medvedev, the 13th seed, opens his US Open campaign against France's Benjamin Bonzi.

Italy's 32nd seed Luciano Darderi eliminated Australia's Rinky Hijikata with a score of 6-2, 6-1, 6-2. Alexandra Eala of the Philippines also advanced after defeating Denmark's 14th-seeded Clara Tauson in three sets with a score of 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (13/11).

Novak Djokovic, the seventh seed, will launch his quest for a record 25th Grand Slam singles title in an evening match against Learner Tien. The tournament continues to unfold, with many exciting matchups ahead. Stay tuned for more updates from the US Open 2025.

Tennis star Sabalenka advances to the second round of the US Open, joining Fritz and Shelton who also progress.