Tsitsipas Wins Murray Marathon; Rublev Moves Past Karlovic; Nakashima Upsets Isner - US Open Day 1

Set Point Tennis Podcast

Amos Fong

August 31, 20218 min
Tennis

Tsitsipas Wins Murray Marathon; Rublev Moves Past Karlovic; Nakashima Upsets Isner - US Open Day 1

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Episode Notes

US Open Day 1 is complete:

  1. Stephanos Tsitsipas and Andy Murray go all the way to five sets, with the Greek taking out the all-time great after almost five hours;
  2. Andrey Rublev survives a first-round nightmare draw against big-serving Ivo Karlovic;
  3. Brandon Nakashima turns on beast mode, defeating John Isner in straight-sets with the thinnest of margins...

...and more news from US Open Day 1! Stay tuned.

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