Tennis - U.S. Open day one


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  • Tuesday, 31 Aug 2021

FILE PHOTO: Sep 13, 2020; Flushing Meadows, New York, USA; General view of Arthur Ashe Stadium at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former world number one Andy Murray went down fighting in the first round of the U.S. Open as third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas triumphed in a near five-hour contest on Monday.

As fans returned in numbers to Flushing Meadows for the first time in two years, they were treated to quality tennis at Arthur Ashe Stadium where Tsitsipas won 2-6 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3 6-4, even as Murray fumed https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/murrays-victory-hopes-go-down-toilet-after-tsitsipas-bathroom-break-2021-08-31 over what he saw as the Greek's stalling tactics.

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