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Frances Tiafoe Sweeps Nishioka to Reach US Open Round 2

The No. 17 seed carries the tournament’s top men’s win count since 2022 into an all-American meeting with Martin Damm.

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Overview

  • Tiafoe won 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Arthur Ashe, taking 84% of his first-serve points and going 12-for-12 on first serves in the third set against Yoshihito Nishioka.
  • The victory lifted his US Open tally since 2022 to 15 wins, the most among men, and he is the only man to reach at least the quarterfinals in each of the past three years.
  • He next faces fellow American Martin Damm, who advanced by defeating 17-year-old wild card Darwin Blanch 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
  • Taylor Fritz, the No. 4 seed, and No. 6 Ben Shelton also moved into the second round, reinforcing a strong start for American men.
  • Elsewhere, Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca won his US Open debut over Miomir Kecmanovic, and No. 5 Jack Draper beat qualifier Federico Agustin Gomez in four sets.