US Open: Arthur Fils and Arthur Rinderknek qualify, Caroline Garcia eliminated

A great first for Arthur Fils! The Bondouflage (Essonne) native scored his first Grand Slam victory on Tuesday, eliminating 24th seed Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in five sets after a tight match (4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 , 7-5). The 48th ranked player in the world, he finished the match with his third match point after 3 hours and 58 minutes of play on the Flushing Meadows courts. This season, Phils won their first trophy (in Lyon) and entered the top 50. But he dropped out in the first round at Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

Before him, another Arthur, Rinderknech, qualified for the 2nd round of the US Open, defeating Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who dropped to 117th place in the world, in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 6-2). Rinderknech’s task will be completely different as Italian Matteo Berrettini is waiting for him around the corner. Former world number 6, former semi-finalist (2019) of the Grand Slam tournament in America, he defeated Hugo Humbert, seeded 29th, in three sets (6-4, 6-2, 6-2) on the very opening day of the tournament . Flushing Meadows Courts.

Another great hope, Luca Van Assche, lost to Chilean 23rd seed Nicolas Jarry in four sets (6-3, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3)). In the women’s draw, Caroline Garcia, seeded 7th at the US Open, has already completed. The Frenchwoman lost to Chinese qualifier Wang in two sets (6-4, 6-1).

She finished the Grand Slam season with her worst result at a major, where she had her best result last year, reaching the semi-finals. In 2023, Garcia lost in the round of 16 at the Australian Open, in the second round at Roland Garros and in the third round at Wimbledon. Earlier, the same fate befell Diane Parry, ranked 73rd at the WTA tournament, in a duel with Briton Katie Boulter (6-4, 6-0).