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Viktorija Golubic will be green and blue upset about this loss.
She is 6: 1, 4: 1 ahead in the first round of the US Open, her opponent is more than 100 places on the world ranking list worse than her, and yet the 27-year-old from Zurich finishes in her first appearance in New York. 2020 discount.
What happened? Belarusian Vera Lapko (21, WTA 298) chooses the unconditional offense against Golubic from the start. That goes really wrong at first. While Lapko churns out mistake after mistake, Golubic stays fresh and packs the opening set with 6: 1. Same picture in second sentence, the Swiss quickly leads 4: 1. However, with the finish line in mind, Golubic commits errors suddenly. Lapko senses her chance, takes two breaks and sets it 4: 4.
The Zurich woman stops, realizes a break at 5: 4 and could serve the game at home. But the nerves are on strike. Golubic makes too many mistakes, loses the thread, the second and finally the third set. In the end, the verdict is 6: 1, 6: 7, 2: 6 to the detriment of the Swiss woman.
This means that there are still two Swiss women left in the women’s table at the US Open. Jil Teichmann (WTA 52) has to play Spain’s Bolsava (WTA 103) today around 9 pm, Stefanie Vögele (WTA 114) has to deal with Greek world number 22 Maria Sakkari on Wednesday night.
Sovereign of Djokovic
For men, the first day of the US Open is dedicated to Novak Djokovic. The Serbian, who has yet to lose a match in 2020 (23: 0 balance) but struggled with neck problems, is in top form early on, beating Bosnian Damir Dzumhur (ATP 109) 6: 1, 6: 4 and 6: 1.
In the absence of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, the other top 10 players also win. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev and David Goffin are all in the second round. That’s why they catch John Isner. The 2.08m service monster, who founded the new player agency with Djokovic last week, goes off in four sentences after a 4-hour police thriller against compatriot Steve Johnson. (rab)
