US Open qualifying: Britain’s Heather Watson, Paul Jubb and Sonay Kartal get first round wins-ZoomTech News


Nice Britain’s Heather Watson, Paul Jubb and Sonay Kartal made it by way of the primary spherical of qualifying for the US Open.

Former British primary Watson moved previous final yr’s junior Wimbledon champion Clervie Ngounoue with a cushty 6-1 6-1 win in 69 minutes.

Jubb, 193rd on the earth, triumphed in an all-British encounter, beating Jacob Fearnley 6-1 7-6 (7-2) regardless of being ranked 33 locations decrease than his compatriot.

Kartal, who reached the third spherical at Wimbledon this yr earlier than falling to second seed Coco Gauff, gained 6-3 6-3 towards Spain’s Guiomar Maristany.

There was disappointment, nevertheless, for Liam Broady, who fell to a 7-5 7-6 (9-7) defeat by Finland’s Otto Virtanen.

Broady, 30, missed the beginning of the grass-court season after struggling a concussion from hitting his head on the boot of his automotive.

Billy Harris, Jan Choinski, Oliver Crawford, Fran Jones and Lily Miyazaki will play their first-round qualifiers on Tuesday.

The principle draw at Flushing Meadows begins on 26 August.


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