US Open 2018 in pictures: Ostapenko comes through epic, Sharapova survives Schnyder
All the best pictures from the first round of the 2018 US Open.
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The tournament kicked off with a major upset as Simona Halep became the first ever World No.1 to fall in the first round in New York (Getty)
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Six-time major quarterfinalist Kaia Kanepi rose to the occasion in a Slam once again, overpowering Simona Halep 6-2, 6-4 (Getty)
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In a clash of former champions, 2004 winner Svetlana Kuznetsova came brack from 3-6, 1-4 down to push Venus Williams all the way (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Venus Williams was forced to summon all her strength to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 (Getty)
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Fresh off an Asian Games gold medal run, Wang Qiang battled the heat to upset another seed, No.31 Magdalena Rybarikova (Getty)
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Zarina Diyas held four set points to take Karolina Pliskova to a deciding set, but was unable to take any of them (Getty)
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Karolina Pliskova emerged from a tight tussle with Zarina Diyas 6-4, 7-6(4) (Getty)
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Sloane Stephens got her title defence off to a good start with a 6-1, 7-5 defeat of Evgeniya Rodina (Getty)
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Two-time quarterfinalist Anastasija Sevastova came up with some dazzling shotmaking to move past Donna Vekic in three sets (Getty)
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Elise Mertens was unable to convert match points for a straight-sets win over Kurumi Nara - but the Australian Open semifinalist held firm to take the match 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 (Getty)
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18-year-old wildcard Claire Liu notched up her maiden main draw win in New York, defeating Polona Hercog 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-4 (Getty)
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Victoria Azarenka's belated return to Flushing Meadows as a mother was a triumphant one, the two-time finalist overcoming Viktoria Kuzmova in straight sets (Getty)
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Elina Svitolina was stretched all the way by Sachia Vickery before coming out on top 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Rebecca Peterson claimed her first seeded scalp at a major, ousting No.27 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1-6 6-4, 6-3 (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Serena Williams was dominant in her return to the New York night, defeating Magda Linette 6-4, 6-0 in the tournament's first night session (Getty)
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Taylor Townsend ended the US Open debut of 16-year-old Amanda Anisimova at the first hurdle in three sets (Getty)
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Andrea Petkovic, going for a seeded scalp at every Slam this year, pushed Jelena Ostapenko all the way (Getty)
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Jelena Ostapenko was thrilled to come through 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 against Andrea Petkovic (Getty)
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Petra Kvitova powered through Yanina Wickmayer 6-1, 6-4, nine years after the pair played the fourth round in New York as 19-year-olds (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Playing her first Grand Slam main draw since 2014, Julia Glushko had to overcome a mid-match fall against Monica Niculescu (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Julia Glushko was overjoyed to eventually come through one of the most dramatic first-round matches 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 over Monica Niculescu (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Margarita Gasparyan had been away from the Grand Slam stage for over two years due to injuries, but the Russian's rare one-handed backhand was in fine form against Angelique Kerber (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Angelique Kerber overcame Margarita Gasparyan 7-6(5), 6-3 in a high-quality first-round encounter (Jimmie48/WTA)
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On a day of extreme heat, Carla Suárez Navarro was relieved to get past qualifier Nicole Gibbs in three sets (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Daria Kasatkina stretches for a backhand en route to a three-set win over Timea Babos (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Johanna Konta serves during her first-round loss to Caroline Garcia (Getty)
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Caroline Garcia did not face a break point and won every point at net in one of the first round's sharpest performances, defeating Johanna Konta 6-2, 6-2 (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Marketa Vondrousova's 6-1, 6-4 victory over Mona Barthel made the 19-year-old one of four teenagers in the US Open second round (Getty)
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Aleksandra Krunic was delighted to snap a five-match losing streak, defeating Timea Bacsinszky 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Patty Schnyder held her own against Maria Sharapova on her return to Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2010 (Getty)
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Maria Sharapova survived an old-school test from Patty Schnyder, defeating the 39-year-old mother-of-one 6-2, 7-6(6) (Getty)
