The U.S. Open Tennis kicked off with strong home representation as the first batch of opening round matches largely went with few surprises.

Olympic Champion Zheng Qinwen overcame early serving woes to move into the second round with a hard-fought victory over American Wildcard Amanda Anisimova.

Former Champion Dominic Thiem's final appearance at the U.S. Open ended tamely after he was beaten 6-4 6-2 6-2 by American Ben Shelton.

The Austrian has struggled to reproduce the form that carried him to the 2020 flushing meadows title and announced he would retire from the sport this season after being troubled by a wrist injury in recent years.

Defending Champion Coco Gauff overcame early nerves to cruise by France's Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-0.

Norway's Casper Ruud, a 2022 finalist at the tournament, beat Yunchaokete Bu. American Taylor Fritz leaned on his dominant forehand to beat Argentine Camilo Ugo Carabelli.

Fourth seed Alexander Zverev out-duelled fellow German Maximilian Marterer. Russian Andrey Rublev beat Brazil's Thiago Seyboth wild.

American Madison keys added to the solid performance of many of her compatriots on home soil with a win over Czechia's Katerina Siniakova.