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US Open 2016: Day 1
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After a disappointing Olympic Games, Novak Djokovic got his year back on track, surviving a four-set battle with Jerzy Janowicz at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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Janowicz, the world No. 247, pushed the defending champion hard, taking the second set after Djokovic was forced to call for the physio in the first set.
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The Serb eventually went on to triumph 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1 to keep his bid for a third US Open title intact. Asked about fitness, Djokovic was buoyant about his prospects, telling reporters: "Hopefully as the tournament progresses, I'll reach my peak."
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Two-time champion Rafa Nadal was happy to be back in grand slam action after a long-term wrist injury kept him out of both the French Open and Wimbledon.
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The Spaniard was untroubled in the first round, defeating Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin 6-1 6-4 6-2 to extend his perfect record in US Open first-round matches to 12 without defeat.
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There was an early shock over on Court Five as 21-year-old Briton Kyle Edmund crowned his US Open main draw debut with a win against French world No. 15 Richard Gasquet in straight sets.
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Visibly delighted by the result, Edmund will face American wildcard Ernesto Escobedo in round two. Gasquet's wait for his first grand slam singles title goes on.
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Eighteen-year-old American Frances Tiafoe fell agonizingly short of sending 20th seed John Isner hurtling out of the tournament. "It hurts, it hurts a lot," Tifaoe told reporters, having served for the match in the fifth set.
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Instead, Isner advanced to a round two clash with Belgium's Steve Darcis, eventually coming back from two sets down to win the match 3-6 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 7-6 (7-3).
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In the women's draw, Olympic champion Monica Puig was unable to continue her gold medal form, going down 6-4 6-2 to China's Zheng Saisai in her first match since winning in Rio.
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By contrast, Rio silver medalist Angelique Kerber looked every bit as good as she did when lifting the Australian Open title earlier this year.
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The German second seed started her campaign at Flushing Meadows with a comfortable win against Polona Hercog, advancing to the second round without dropping a game after the Slovenian was forced to retire in the second set.
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Kerber will face Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the second round after the Croat beat Alize Cornet of France 6-4 6-1.
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Third seed Garbine Muguruza is another contender for the title this year, but had to fight against 20-year-old Belgian Elise Mertens (pictured).
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Muguruza, conqueror of Serena Williams in June's French Open, admitted she had trouble breathing after losing the first set 6-2. But, with Mertens competing in the main draw at Flushing Meadows for the first time, Muguruza recovered her poise to take the remaining two sets 6-0 6-3.
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Serena Williams will continue her bid to break Steffi Graf's Open-era record of 22 grand slam singles titles on Tuesday. Coming to the Big Apple on the back of a disappointing Olympics, the American is tied with the German ... but who'd bet against her making it 23 come the end of the tournament?
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Williams takes to the court in Tuesday's evening session against Olympic women's doubles gold medalist Ekaterina Makarova (right) -- one of only two left-handed players to have beaten her at a grand slam event (back in 2012 in the fourth round of the Australian Open).
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