US Open: Wawrinka retires, Moutet reaches second round

Corentin Moutet benefited from the abandonment of Stan Wawrinka (6-4, 7-6 (7)) on Monday. He’ll play the winner of the match between Czech qualifier Tomas Machac and Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, the No 21 seed, in the next round

Corentin Moutet, Melbourne, 2021 Corentin Moutet, Melbourne, 2021

French lucky loser Corentin Moutet reached the second round of the US Open when Swiss Stan Wawrinka retired at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on Monday.

Moutet, ranked No 112, led 6-4, 7-6 (7) when Wawrinka, ranked No 295, pulled out on Monday evening at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.

The Frenchman will play the winner of the match between Czech qualifier Tomas Machac and Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, the No 21 seed, next.

US Open (Grand Slam), other first-round results so far :

  • Yibing Wu (Q) beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (31): 6-3, 6-4, 6-0
  • Casper Ruud (5) beat Kyle Edmund: 6-3, 7-5, 6-2
  • Matteo Berrettini (13) beat Nicolas Jarry (Q): 6-2, 6-3, 6-3
  • Marton Fucsovics beat Maxime Cressy (30): 6-7 (4), 7-5, 5-1 ret.
  • Daniil Medvedev (1) beat Stefan Kozlov: 6-2, 6-4, 6-0
  • Andy Murray beat Francisco Cerundolo (24): 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
  • Tim van Rijthoven beat Zhizhen Zhang (Q): 3-6, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (9), 6-1, 6-4
  • Sebastian Korda beat Facundo Bagnis (Q): 5-7, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-1
  • Tommy Paul (29) beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5
  • Emilio Nava (WC) beat John Millman: 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-1
  • Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
  • American wildcard J.J. Wolf beat Roberto Bautista Agut (16): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
  • Alejandro Tabilo beat Kamil Majchrzak: 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1
  • Arthur Rinderknech beat Quentin Halys: 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2

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