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Three Australians make early exits from US Open

From ABC Australia · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Storm Hunter lost 6-4, 6-1 to 11th seed Marta Kostyuk in the women’s first round.
  • Talia Gibson pushed Donna Vekic to three sets before losing 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
  • Adam Walton fell to China’s Yibing Wu in a five-set match, while other Australians were scheduled to begin later.

Storm Hunter’s qualification for the US Open lasted only one main-draw match. The Australian qualifier lost 6-4, 6-1 to 11th seed Marta Kostyuk on the opening day at Flushing Meadows.

Kostyuk quickly built a 4-1 lead and survived a late wobble in the first set, which ended when Hunter double-faulted on set point. The Ukrainian then broke early in the second set and closed out the match in 67 minutes.

I’m very happy to be back to this amazing place.

— Marta KostyukKostyuk spoke on court after defeating Storm Hunter in the first round.

“I’m very happy to be back to this amazing place,” Kostyuk said on court. “It’s not easy to play a qualifier, they’ve played a whole tournament [already]. I’m very happy with my performance today. I try to keep myself grounded. There’s still a long way to go, I’m enjoying my tennis.”

It’s not easy to play a qualifier, they’ve played a whole tournament [already].

— Marta KostyukKostyuk acknowledged the challenge of facing a player who had already gone through qualifying.

Talia Gibson, one of Australian tennis’s emerging players, rallied after losing the first set and falling 4-1 behind against Donna Vekic. She levelled the match but could not convert four break points early in the deciding set. Vekic eventually won 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 after two hours and 33 minutes.

Adam Walton also exited, losing 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, 7-5 to China’s Yibing Wu after missing two set points in the third set. Aleksandar Vukic was the only other Australian in the men’s draw, while Kim Birrell and Taylah Preston were due to play in the women’s draw. Alex de Minaur was scheduled to begin his campaign on Tuesday.

I’m very happy with my performance today. I try to keep myself grounded. There’s still a long way to go, I’m enjoying my tennis.

— Marta KostyukKostyuk assessed her performance and her approach to the tournament.
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Originally published by ABC Australia in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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