- Australian upsets dual grand slam runner-up 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 6-3 7-5
- Jordan Thompson blows away Constant Lestienne 6-1 6-3 6-2
Thanasi Kokkinakis has stunned Stefanos Tsitsipas to follow Jordan Thompson and wildcard Tristan Schoolkate in extending Australia’s bumper start to the US Open with rousing first-round victories in New York.
Fan favourite Kokkinakis received a standing ovation on The Grandstand after upsetting dual grand slam runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 6-3 7-5 to complete a stunning Australian treble early on day three. Incredibly, Kokkinakis’s fighting four-set triumph over the 11th seed was only his second victory at the Open in nine injury-plagued years.