Rybakina beats Frodin 6-3 6-2 in US Open first round

Elena Rybakina needed just two sets to move past Thea Frodin 6-3, 6-2 in the US Open first round, controlling the match from the baseline and never letting her opponent settle. The Kazakh landed only 55.6% of her first serves but was punishing behind both deliveries, winning 76.7% of first-serve points and an unusually high 70.8% of her second-serve points. Frodin actually struck 11 aces to Rybakina's five, yet only 43.9% of her first serves found the box, and with six double faults and just 34.4% of second-serve points won, the pressure never eased. It was a clean, efficient start to Rybakina's campaign.