Sailing - 36th America's Cup - Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand - March 10, 2021 Emirates Team New Zealand in action during Race 1 of the America's Cup REUTERS/Simon Watts
(Reuters) - Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa were all square at 1-1 after the first two races of the 36th America's Cup off the coast of Auckland on Wednesday, an opening day that promised a thrilling contest for the oldest trophy in international sport.
Defender TNZ won the first race in the best-of-13 match by 31 seconds after Luna Rossa fluffed the start but the Italian challengers charged back to take the second by seven seconds.
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