Sawangkaew ousts Udvardy in straight sets at US Open

Mananchaya Sawangkaew opened her US Open with a composed 6-4 6-3 win over Panna Udvardy in the first round, never letting the Hungarian settle. The Thai's serve was the steadier weapon: she landed 69% of her first deliveries and won 65% of those points, and even her second serve held firm at 55.6%. Udvardy struck six aces but found only 55.3% of first serves in, winning the same 55.3% of those points and just 47.4% behind the second, while four double faults added to the leaks. For Sawangkaew, it was a clean, confidence-building result on the sport's biggest hard-court stage.