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Ah yes. A great vignette of “Kyrgios in 30 seconds” there, who thunders down some huge first serves, but then also tries the cheeky between-the-legs shot only to half-volley tamely into the net, and bring his opponent back in the game after leading 30-0. Albot battles gamely from the baseline, but it’s a big cross-court forehand winner from the Australian to seal it.
“One of the weirdest sets of tennis ever”, is the considered assessment from ESPN’s Brad Gilbert.
Over on Grandstand local hope Frances Tiafoe has eliminated 29th seed Adrian Mannarino, 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. A great scalp for the 20-year-old, who looks set to face the young Australian Alex de Minaur in the second round.
I’d love to tell you more but Roger Federer is busy putting on a clinic here, so trying to keep the eyes locked on that one. It’s already 3-0 in the second set! He’s looking very comfortable, the 20-time Grand Slam winner, and his Japanese opponent doesn’t appear to have any answers at this stage.
Written by Richard Parkin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/aug/29/us-open-2018-day-two-federer-and-kyrgios-in-action-live under the title “US Open 2018 day two: Federer and Kyrgios in action – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
