History was made at the outset of the US Open as the tournament began its 145th edition on a Sunday for the first time ever. Traditionally, the Open, which began in 1881 in Newport, Rhode Island, starts on the last Monday of August — until this past weekend.

Top players who took the court on Day 1 included Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Emma Radaucanu, and Jasmine Paolina on the women’s side, in addition to the surprising Alexandra Eala, who became the first player from the Philippines to ever win a singles match in a Grand Slam main draw, defeating Denmark’s Clara Tauson 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (11).

The 20-year-old Eala, the world’s No. 70-ranked women’s player, was the 2022 US Open junior girls’ singles champion. Tauson was the Open’s No. 14 seed. She faced the world’s No. 95-ranked Cristina

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