US Open: Swiatek tested but safely through against qualifier Rakhimova, into second round

Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, advanced to the second round of the US Open by beating Russian lucky loser Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4, 7-6 (6) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Swiatek took a close opener, but Rakhimova was putting up an impressive fight, with her three matches in qualifying showing through her match sharpness and familiarity with the conditions.

The second was even closer, with Rakhimova breaking the world No 1 as she served for the match. The Russian then forced a tiebreak, navigating her way to three set points at 6-3, but Swiatek roared back to win the final five points of the match to seal the win in straight sets.

Swiatek, ranked No 1, will play the winner of the match between Australian Daria Saville and Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara next.

New York (Grand Slam), other first-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 75.000.000, most recent results first):

• Shelby Rogers vs. Jessica Pegula
• Bianca Andreescu vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Emma Raducanu vs. Sofia Kenin
• Mayar Sherif vs. Karolina Pliskova
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Leylah Fernandez
• Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Elina Avanesyan
• Nadia Podoroska vs. Diana Shnaider
• Qiang Wang vs. Liudmila Samsonova
• Eva Lys vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Lauren Davis vs. Anna Kalinskaya
• Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Alexa Noel
• Xinyu Wang vs. Arina Rodionova
• Yulia Putintseva vs. Linda Noskova
• Brenda Fruhvirtova vs. Varvara Lepchenko
• Anna Bondar vs. Bernarda Pera
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Clara Tauson
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Petra Martic
• Jelena Ostapenko vs. Naomi Osaka
• Renata Zarazua vs. Caroline Garcia
• Elena Rybakina vs. Destanee Aiava
• Caroline Wozniacki vs. Nao Hibino: tuesday
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Camila Osorio: tuesday
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Kateryna Baindl: tuesday
• Ashlyn Krueger beat Shuai Zhang: 0-6, 6-1, 7-5
• Jessika Ponchet (Q) beat Saisai Zheng: 6-4, 6-1
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (25) beat Taylah Preston (WC): 6-2, 6-0
• Karolina Muchova beat Katie Volynets: 6-3, 7-5
• Sara Errani beat Cristina Bucsa: 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
• Caroline Dolehide beat Danielle Collins (11): 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
• Daria Saville vs. Ena Shibahara: tuesday
• Katie Boulter (31) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q): 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
• Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Priscilla Hon (Q): 6-3, 6-3
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Lulu Sun: 6-3 ret.
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (29) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-7 (4), 6-0, 7-5
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q) beat Julia Grabher: 6-2, 6-4
• Harriet Dart beat Chloe Paquet (WC): 6-1, 6-2
• Clara Burel beat Sloane Stephens: 0-6, 7-5, 7-5
• Victoria Azarenka (20) beat Yulia Starodubtseva (Q): 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
• Emma Navarro (13) beat Anna Blinkova: 6-1, 6-1
• Barbora Krejcikova (8) beat Marina Bassols Ribera (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-2
• Iva Jovic (WC) beat Magda Linette: 6-4, 6-3
• Marta Kostyuk (19) beat McCartney Kessler (WC): 6-2, 6-3
• Arantxa Rus beat Ana Bogdan: 6-4, 7-6 (5)
• Ajla Tomljanovic beat Ann Li (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Madison Keys (14) beat Katerina Siniakova: 6-4, 6-1
• Elise Mertens (33) beat Veronika Kudermetova: 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Taylor Townsend beat Martina Trevisan: 6-2, 7-5
• Peyton Stearns beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-1, 7-5
• Moyuka Uchijima beat Tamara Korpatsch: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Maya Joint (Q) beat Laura Siegemund: 6-4, 7-5
• Coco Gauff (3) beat Varvara Gracheva: 6-2, 6-0
• Tatjana Maria beat Solana Sierra (Q): 6-2, 6-3
• Paula Badosa (26) beat Viktorija Golubic: 6-0, 6-3
• Anhelina Kalinina beat Oceane Dodin: 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
• Greet Minnen beat Magdalena Frech: 7-5, 7-5
• Erika Andreeva beat Yue Yuan: 6-3, 7-6 (7)
• Donna Vekic (24) beat Kimberly Birrell (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Jule Niemeier beat Dayana Yastremska (32): 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4
• Qinwen Zheng (7) beat Amanda Anisimova (WC): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Elina Svitolina (27) beat Maria Lourdes Carle: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Yafan Wang beat Maria Sakkari (9): 6-2 ret.
• Diane Parry beat Xiyu Wang: 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5)
• Daria Kasatkina (12) beat Jaqueline Cristian: 6-2, 6-4