Rakhimova upsets Krejcikova 7-6 6-2 in US Open first round

Kamilla Rakhimova ended Barbora Krejcikova's US Open in the opening round, edging a tense first set in a tiebreak before pulling clear 7-6, 6-2. The difference lay in what each player did behind a first serve: Rakhimova landed only 53.2 percent of them but won 76.2 percent of those points, while Krejcikova, despite seven aces, converted just 63.2 percent. Second serves were shaky at both ends, with eight double faults apiece and Krejcikova winning only 40.6 percent of her second-serve points to Rakhimova's 45.9. For the Uzbek, it was a statement win over a Grand Slam champion.