4 Coco Gauff were finally slated for first-round action. Fifth-seeded Flavio Cobolli rallied from two sets down to beat Francisco Comesana at the US Open on Tuesday, where top-seeded Alexander Zverev and No.
Keys had to work harder, the 2025 Australian Open champion overcoming first-match jitters to beat 19-year-old Russian Alina Korneeva 7-5, 6-4. “I’m glad I played the match, won the match.
“In a Grand Slam it’s never done,” Cobolli said. “We will see day by day,” Rybakina said of the injury. “She played really well today,” Rybakina said of the youngster, who peppered Rybakina with 11 aces, showed a tremendous serve but was prey to errors.
“You have to fight to the last point. “She has great shots, great serve. It was not easy.
We’ll see how I feel tomorrow.
Cobolli Stages Comeback; Rybakina Advances Smoothly
In a thrilling match, Cobolli overcame an early break in the fifth set to secure victory. He broke back to level the score, then seized a 5-4 lead before clinching the win with a powerful forehand volley.
“After two sets down I went to the toilet and I changed everything because maybe unlucky,” Cobolli explained in a post-match interview. “So I changed everything and maybe it works.”
During the match, Cobolli demonstrated resilience by saving all eight break points he faced in the third set, including two critical ones in the final game. He then surged ahead to take the fourth set with a commanding 4-0 lead.
In other action, world number two Elena Rybakina, whose match on Grandstand court faced delays due to rain, defeated 17-year-old US wild card Thea Frodin with a score of 6-3, 6-2.
