Medvedev powers into US Open second round

Third seed Daniil Medvedev raced into the US Open second round on Tuesday with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 victory over Hungary's Attila Balazs.

Medvedev, the 2021 champion in New York, pumped 41 winners past the unranked journeyman Balazs in a one-sided encounter lasting 74 minutes.

The Russian will play the winner of the all-Australian clash between Max Purcell and Christopher O'Connell for a spot in the last 32.

"It's always good to start well. I'm happy with my performance," said Medvedev.

The world number three, who was also runner-up to Rafael Nadal here in 2019, said he was happy to slide under the radar with much of the spotlight fixed on Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.

"I don't care. It's normal that Carlos and Novak are the biggest names right now," said Medvedev.

"My goal is to try to play well to get to wherever they are and try to win."

Results from day two of the US Open at USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center on Tuesday.

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Men 1st rd

Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) bt Jason Kubler (AUS) 6-3, 3-0 - retired

Alexander Zverev (GER x12) bt Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Daniil Medvedev (RUS x3) bt Attila Balazs (HUN) 6-1, 6-1, 6-0

Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) bt James Duckworth (AUS) 6-4, 7-6 (13/11), 6-3

Matteo Berrettini (ITA) bt Ugo Humbert (FRA x29) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2

Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) bt Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

Women 1st rd

Katie Boulter (GBR) bt Diane Parry (FRA) 6-4, 6-0

Liudmila Samsonova (RUS x14) bt Claire Liu (USA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3

Tamara Korpatsch (GER) bt Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 6-3, 6-2

Ons Jabeur (TUN x5) bt Camila Osorio (COL) 7-5, 7-6 (7/4)

Linda Noskova (CZE) bt Madison Brengle (USA) 6-2, 6-1

Marie Bouzkova (CZE x31) bt Ashlyn Krueger (USA) 7-5, 6-4