Us Open: Jannik Sinner evens the score.

Jannik Sinner-Mackenzie McDonald 2-6 6-2

Jannik Sinner evens the score against Mackenzie McDonald, world number 140, in the first round of the Us Open. The South Tyrolean also got off to a bad start in the second set, suffering the break in the opening set with as many as two double faults. Here forò comes the reaction of the blue who threads four consecutive games and closes for 6-2 the second partial, putting the count of the sets back to even.

It had started uphill the challenge for the world number one, rather unrecognizable in the first partial, dominated by the U.S., which had imposed itself with a net 6-2 after 43 minutes of play.

Over the past decade, the US Open has seen a varietyà of champions, with a few top names dominating the scene. In 2023, Novak Djokovic captured the title, adding another trophy to his rich collection. The previous year, Carlos Alcaraz surprised everyone by winning his first title at the US Open. In 2021, Daniil Medvedev beat Djokovic in the final, preventing him from completing the Grand Slam.

Dominic Thiem won in 2020 in a dramatic final, while Rafael Nadal triumphed in 2019 and 2017. Djokovic also won in 2018 and 2015, while Stan Wawrinka captured the title in 2016. In 2014, Marin Cilic surprised the tennis world by winning his first and only Grand Slam title.