New York, USA, 27 August 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Australian wildcard Tristan Schoolkate has survived a late fightback from world No.46 Lorenzo Sonego for the most important win of his profession within the US Open first spherical.
Whereas he did not capitalise on a match level at 6-5 within the fifth set, the 24-year-old steadied within the match tiebreak to assert a 6-3 7-6(8) 1-6 1-6 7-6[10-6] victory in 4 hours and 21 minutes.
The win got here amid a coming-of-age season for Schoolkate, having just lately damaged into the highest 100 for the primary time.
The West Australian, who has competed in the primary draw at three of the 4 majors in 2025, additionally reached the second spherical on the Australian Open.Â
It marks the second straight yr too that he has gained his opening match at Flushing Meadows in 5 units, having achieved so final yr from two units right down to defeat Taro Daniel. Â
Schoolkate subsequent faces Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik after he defeated US Open 2024 champion Marin Cilic in straight units.
AUSSIES IN ACTION: US OPEN
DAY 3 RESULTS
Males’s singles, first spherical
Alexei Popyrin (AUS)Â d Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) 6-3 6-4 7-6(3)
[8] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d Chris O’Connell (AUS) 6-3 6-4 6-4
[WC] Tristan Schoolkate (AUS)Â d Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 6-3 7-6(8) 1-6 1-6 7-6[10-6]
Ladies’s singles, first spherical
Maya Joint (AUS) d [Q] Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (AND) 6-4 7-6(6)
[8] Amanda Anisimova (USA) d Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 6-3 6-2
IN PROGRESS
Ladies’s singles, first spherical
Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v [3] Coco Gauff (USA) – Arthur Ashe Stadium, third match
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