Highlights of Day 1 at the Open :
Beautiful site isn't it?
The reigning women's champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova, was beaten 6-3, 6-2 by Ekaterina Bychkova. It was the first time EVER a women's champ had been beaten in the first round. If you follow tennis, you'll remember Svetlana is the one Russian women who doesn't approve of Sharapova getting all the endorsements and money which follows her good looks. Kuznetsova doesn't get the same endorsements, because, well...she doesn't look like Sharapova.
Oh Svetlana, life will go on...
Andre Agassi, starting his 20th Open, rolled 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 over Romanian Razvan Sabau.
Number one seed Maria Sharapova ripped Eleni Daniliidou, 6-1, 6-1. Her grunting just keeps getting louder and louder.
Cute outfit Maria was wearing though.
Rafael Nadal moved right on in his black clam diggers. The crowd in NYC is going to love him....until that match in the quarters with Agassi. Then again, I still don't see how they can root against this guy. He's just flat out fun to watch.
Ninth-seeded Gaston Gaudio was upset by Brian Baker of Nashville, Tenn., 7-6 (11-9), 6-2, 6-4. Gaudio looked completely out of sorts and Baker just kept coming after him. Good win for the American.
Young American Scoville Jenkins played a whale of a match beating long time pro George Bastl, 7-6, 6-0, 6-7, 4-6, 7-6. Jenkins deserved this win after getting completely blitzkrieged by Andy Roddick last year, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1. First big win for Scoville and now who does he play you ask? Nadal.
Read all about Day 1 here.
Day 2 Preview:
US Open homepage / Schedule of Play
Roger Federer starts his Open bright and early as the first match on Arthur Ashe stadium versus Ivo Minar. Ivo You Havo No Chancho.
Greg Rusedski, the big serving Brit, plays a tough first round match against American James Blake.
Juan Carlos Ferrero has a tough first round match. El Mosquito, as he is called, plays Frenchman Arnaud Clement.
Another young American, Paul Goldstein, who could win a couple rounds, plays a tough first round opponent in Brazilian 'Guga' Gustavo Kuerten. Haven't heard much from Guga this year.
Gael Monfils plays his first match of the tourney against Novak Djokovic.
Gael Monfils is in top form after winning his first ATP tournament earlier this month.
The beast, Max Mirni, plays Justin Gimelstob. If you haven't heard Justin's comments from his Sports Illustrated blog about women's tennis please do so now. Gimel's Blog. He writes about how women's players should keep their clothes on 'IF THEY RESEMBLE A BEACHED WHALE!' Oh yeah, he said it alright.
The night session highlights Lindsay Davenport, in perhaps her last Open. Andy Roddick also opens his play versus a tough Giles Muller. Muller beat Nadal at Wimbledon and also made it to the finals in Los Angeles where he lost to Agassi.
All tennis this week is on the USA Network.
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