Podoroska rallies past Waltert in three sets at US Open opener

Nadia Podoroska came from a set down to beat Simona Waltert 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the US Open first round, turning the match around after a tight second-set tiebreak. Waltert had the sharper first ball, landing 63.1 percent of her deliveries and winning 64.3 percent of those points, with seven aces to the Argentine's four. The difference lay behind it: Waltert won just 34.1 percent of her second-serve points and coughed up eight double faults, while Podoroska took 53.3 percent behind her own second delivery. The win put the Argentine into the second round.