Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka moved into the second round of the US Open on Sunday after weathering a challenging first set in her first match. The No. 1-ranked player took down Swiss player Rebeka Masarova 7-5,

Since her US Open title in 2021, Emma Raducanu had not won a single match on the courts of Flushing Meadows. The British player ended this poor streak on Sunday by confidently advancing past the first round of the 2025 edition with a win over Ena Shibahara (6-1,

Aryna Sabalenka launched the defence of her US Open crown with a battling victory on Sunday as American men's hopes Taylor Fritz and Blake Shelton advanced safely.Shelton and Fritz are spearheading US hopes of a first Grand Slam men's singles win since Andy Roddick's victory at the 2003 US Open.

Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton kept American hopes flying high at the U.S. Open while 2021 champion Emma Raducanu advanced to the second round for the first time since her triumph, as the year's final major kicked off a day earlier than usual on Sunday.

The U.S. Open got off to a promising start for the two biggest hopes in American men's tennis. No. 4 seed Taylor Fritz defeated countryman and wild card Emilio Nava 7-5, 6-2, 6-3, while No. 6 seed Ben Shelton cruised past Peruvian wild card Ignacio Buse 6-3,