World no. 1 and the defending US Open champion Jannik Sinner made a winning start in New York. The Italian faced Vit Kopriva in the first round and notcheda dominant 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 victory in an hour and 38 minutes.
Thus, Jannik delivered his 22th consecutive hard-court Major victory. The favorite dominated with his first serve and kept the second safe, defending both break points and keeping the pressure on the other side.
Kopriva could not follow that pace. The Czech dropped 57% of the points in his games and suffered seven breaks from ten chances offered to the world's best player.
Sinner landed 17 winners and20 unforced errors. He welcomed 27 mistakes from the other side and passed the first obstacle without spending too much time on the court.
The defending champion was off to a flying start. He broke his rival in games two and four and moved 5-0 in front. Jannik served for the set at 5-1 and seized the fourth set point to wrap up the first part of the duel in 30 minutes.
The second set saw a similar pace. The only difference? Sinner provided breaks in games one, five and seven, welcoming Kopriva's double fault at 5-1 and building two sets to love advantage after 61 minutes.
The Italian clinched a break in the fourth game of the third set. He defended two break points in game seven and forged a 5-2 advantage. Jannik made another push on the return in game eight, firing a backhand down the line winner and moving over the top.
