Overview

• Emma Raducanu swept past qualifier Ena Shibahara 6-1, 6-2 for her first U.S. Open match win since her 2021 title run.
• Janice Tjen upset 24th seed Veronika Kudermetova and will face Raducanu in the second round in New York.
• Raducanu, ranked No 35, credited steady progress with recently hired coach Francisco Roig following a solid hard‑court lead-up.
• In Monterrey, Diana Shnaider defeated Alycia Parks 6-3, 7-6(8) to make the WTA 500 final after saving five match points in a prior quarterfinal against Elise Mertens.
• Torrential rain postponed the Ekaterina Alexandrova–Marie Bouzkova semifinal in Monterrey, with the winner to meet Shnaider; in doubles, Hanyu Guo/Alexandra Panova advanced to the final to face Cristina Bucsa/Nicole Melichar-Martinez.