US Open Tennis 2016 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats for Monday’s Singles Bracket

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Published: August 29, 2016

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The final Grand Slam of the 2016 calendar got underway Monday, as first-round play began at the U.S. Open.

On the men's side, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic spearheaded the group of players who completed their first-round matches in Flushing Meadows, New York. Angelique Kerber, Garbine Muguruza and Roberta Vinci were at the top of the day's marquee for the women. 

Djokovic, the winner of 2016's first two majors, is looking to win back-to-back U.S. Opens for the first time in his career. He'd be the first player to win consecutive U.S. Opens since Roger Federer's run of five straight from 2004 to 2008.

The women will crown a new champion, as 2015 winner Flavia Pennetta retired after taking home her first major.

With that in mind, let's take a look at how the action played out.

     

Recap

Full results on U.S. Open website.

If you were looking for any major upsets in Monday's first-round action, it didn't happen as part of the early session.

The major names on the men's and women's side moved through to the second round, mostly in easy fashion.

Vinci, Kerber and Nadal each breezed through their matches in straight sets at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Vinci, the seventh-seeded Italian, earned a 6-2, 6-4 win over German Anna-Lena Friedsam. She recorded five aces and earned four breaks, taking advantage of Friedsam's six double-faults and 35 unforced errors.

The second-seeded Kerber had an even easier time, winning her first seven games against Polona Hercog before the latter retired. Kerber was on the court for just 33 minutes, losing nine points the entire match on her way to a 6-0, 1-0 win. 

Hercog made 11 unforced errors and looked completely overwhelmed before succumbing to an undisclosed medical problem. She needed a four-minute medical timeout to have her blood...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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