Overview

• The No. 11 seed won 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) in the first round at Flushing Meadows.
• Two sets went to tiebreaks as Rune edged the key points to close in three.
• Van de Zandschulp erased a 4-0 deficit in the third set to force a tiebreak, but Rune took the first five points of it to finish.
• Rune said his opponent's fist pump “right in my face” made the match feel personal and that he turned it into fuel, per US Open Radio.
• Next up, Rune faces qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff in the second round after Struff defeated Mackenzie McDonald.