Garin Advances Past Samuel in Halted US Open Qualifying Final

Cristian Garin reached the US Open main draw after a truncated qualifying final against Toby Samuel, the scoreline reading 6-4 4-6 when the contest ended after two sets. The Chilean built his first set around a heavy first ball, landing only 54.3 percent of them but winning 73.7 percent of those points, with three aces alongside four double faults. Samuel was the steadier server in terms of accuracy, finding 70.5 percent of first serves and dropping just two double faults, and his 61.5 percent behind the second delivery earned him the second set. For Garin, it was a place in the main draw.