Max Purcell levelled the head-to-head ledger towards Aleksandar Vukic for his first singles win in New York in three makes an attempt.
New York, USA, 28 August 2024 | Dan Imhoff
Max Purcell has cleared the opening hurdle on the US Open for the primary time after denying fellow Sydneysider Aleksandar Vukic in straight units to grow to be the fifth Australian males’s winner on Day 2.
The 26-year-old had not received a match in two prior most important draw appearances at Flushing Meadows however bucked the pattern with a 7-5 6-4 6-3 end result.
The 2-hour, 15-minute victory continued a robust begin for his compatriots following earlier wins for 10th seed Alex de Minaur, doubles companion Jordan Thompson, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Tristan Schoolkate.
Max takes the all-Aussie battle 🇦🇺@MaxPurcell98 is off to a robust begin on the @usopen with a win over compatriot Aleks Vukic 7-5 6-4 6-3.#GoAussies pic.twitter.com/1w4hE2yf8t
— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) August 27, 2024
He secured a conflict towards both American 14th seed Tommy Paul or this week’s Winston Salem champion, Lorenzo Sonego, for the possibility to cross a Grand Slam singles second spherical for the primary time.
The world No.97’s 36 winners have been 4 fewer than Vukic’s depend, however his 16 unforced errors have been 5 fewer as he levelled the pair’s head-to-head at 1-all.
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An ankle damage at 4-all within the second set didn’t assist issues for Vukic, who was additionally bidding to cross the primary spherical in New York for the primary time in three makes an attempt.
He had claimed the pair’s solely tour-level assembly on grass at ‘s-Hertogenbosch within the spherical of 32 in June earlier than Purcell went on to achieve his maiden ATP closing later that month at Eastbourne.
Purcell has now reached the second spherical at three of the 4 majors, following this yr’s Australian Open and final yr’s Roland Garros.
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Aussies in motion – US Open
RESULTS
Males’s singles, first spherical
[10] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Marcos Giron (USA) 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4
Max Purcell (AUS) d Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 7-5 6-4 6-3
Jordan Thompson (AUS) d Fixed Lestienne (FRA) 6-1 6-3 6-2
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) d [11] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 7-5
[WC] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) d Taro Daniel (JPN) 4-6 4-6 6-4 7-6(6) 6-4
Girls’s singles, first spherical
[4] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) d [Q] Destanee Aiava (AUS) 6-1 7-6(1)
[25] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova d [WC] Taylah Preston (AUS) 6-2 6-0
Wang Xinyu (CHN) d [Q] Arina Rodionova (AUS) 3-6 6-4 6-1
[Q] Ena Shibahara (JPN) d Daria Saville (AUS) 6-3 4-6 7-6(6)
> READ: Thompson prices into second spherical at US Open 2024
COMING UP
Males’s singles, first spherical
James Duckworth (AUS) v [31] Flavio Cobolli (ITA)
Chris O’Connell (AUS) v [26] Nicolas Jarry (CHI)
[Q] Li Tu (AUS) v [3] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
Males’s singles, second spherical
[10] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v [Q] Otto Virtanen (FIN)
[28] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v Pedro Martinez (ESP)
Jordan Thompson (AUS) v [7] Hubert Hurkacz (POL)
Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v [9] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)
Max Purcell (AUS) v TBC
Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) v Nuno Borges (POR)
[WC] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS) v Jakub Mensik (CZE)
> VIEW: US Open 2024 males’s singles draw
Girls’s singles, second spherical
[Q] Maya Joint (AUS) v [14] Madison Keys (USA)
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v [33] Elise Mertens (BEL)
> VIEW: US Open 2024 ladies’s singles draw
> READ: Ten Australians to contest doubles at US Open 2024
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