NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights of the second day at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. The Grand Slam is being held in New York without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Times ET; GMT-4)
1241 MUGURUZA FIGHTS BACK TO WIN IN STRAIGHT SETS
Spanish 10th seed Garbine Muguruza, playing her first match since February, beat Japan’s Nao Hibino 6-4 6-4 to advance to the second round.
Muguruza started slow but came back from 1-4 down in the opening set, winning seven consecutive games before Hibino got back on the scoreboard. The Japanese saved a match point at 5-3 before Guburuza served out the match.
1110 PLAY UNDERWAY IN NEW YORK
Play began at an overcast Flushing Meadows with the temperature hovering around 23 degrees Celsius (73.4F). Rain delayed matches on the outer courts and is expected to return later in the day.
(Compiled by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis and Pritha Sarkar)
