Toby Samuel oo guuleystay kulankiisii ugu horreeyay ee Grand Slam, Norrie ayaa laga badiyay
Toby Samuel oo 23 jir ah ayaa qaaday guushiisii ugu horreysay ee Grand Slam kadib markii uu US Open ku garaacay Tomas Machac 6-2 6-3 6-2. Isla waqtigaas, Cameron Norrie oo ah farcankii 29-aad ayaa laga badiyay wareegii koowaad.
Guushii Samuel ee New York
Toby Samuel wuxuu ka badiyay Tomas Machac, oo ahayd number 20-aad ee adduunka mar, natiijo 6-2 6-3 6-2 ah kulankii wareegii koowaad ee US Open. Ciyaartii waxay qaadatay wax ka badan 90 daqiiqo, wuxuuna Samuel helay $140,000 (£103,000) oo ah lacagtabihiisa ugu badan.
Samuel wuxuu sheegay: "It means everything to me. It's what I dreamt of as a kid watching these big tournaments." Wuxuu intaa ku daray: "Being able to win my first Grand Slam match is unbelievable." Waa markiisii ugu horreysay ee uu guuleysto Grand Slam.
Norrie oo laga badiyay
Cameron Norrie, oo ah number-ka labaad ee Ingiriiska isla markaana farcankii 29-aad, ayaa laga badiyay Luca Van Assche oo u dhalatay Faransiiska afar set. Wuxuu sameeyay 49 qalad oo aan khasab ahayn, in ka badan labanlaab kan qofkiisa oo ahayd 21.
Wuxuu Norrie sheegay: "I felt like I lost to myself today." Guuldaradani waxay calaamadisay inuu markii seddexaad oo isku xigtay ka baxayo Grand Slam wareegii koowaad, isagoo ah ciyaaryahanka number-ka labaad ee Ingiriiska.
Tallaabooyinka xiga
Samuel wuxuu hadda ku beegnayaa Jiri Lehecka oo ah farcankii 18-aad ee Czech-ga wareegii labaad ee US Open. Katie Boulter ayaa sidoo kale gaartay wareegii labaad kadib markii ay 6-4 3-6 6-0 ka badisay Carol Young Suh Lee.
Darajada cusub ee Samuel waxay xaqiijinaysaa u-qalmitaanka tooska ah ee Australian Open ee Jannaayo. Wuxuu dhiganayay Jaamacadda South Carolina halkaas oo uu ku guuleystay horyaal laba-labo ah oo All American ah.
British qualifier Toby Samuel produced a dominant display to secure his maiden Grand Slam victory at the US Open, while compatriot Cameron Norrie suffered a third consecutive first-round exit.
Samuel's Dominant Main-Draw Debut
The 23-year-old Winchester native overcame a set deficit in each of his three qualifying matches before dispatching former world number 20 Tomas Machac 6-2 6-3 6-2 in just over 90 minutes. Samuel, who had never previously contested a single ATP Tour match, said winning his first Grand Slam match was 'unbelievable' and 'means everything' to him.
Clinical in the opening two sets, he dropped just five points across his nine service games, including three successive holds to love as part of a seven-game winning run. Trailing 2-0 in the third set, he recovered to win the next six games to set up a second-round meeting with Czech 18th seed Jiri Lehecka.
Rapid Rise from Near-2000th Ranking
Samuel's ascent has been remarkable, rising from almost 2,000th in the world rankings in 2024 to inside the top 100 in the live ATP rankings. He won 36 of 39 matches on the ATP Challenger Tour last year to return to the top 300, and has now earned $140,000 in prize money at the US Open, his biggest payday so far.
The former junior world number 57 credited his parents' encouragement to pursue a degree at the University of South Carolina, where he won an All American doubles title. Several of his Carolina teammates were in attendance for his first-round win, with Samuel crediting their 'fighting energy' with helping him 'get the job done' against Machac.
Norrie's Third Consecutive Slam Exit
Cameron Norrie, the 29th seed and British number two, lost to Frenchman Luca Van Assche in four sets, suffering a third consecutive first-round exit at a Grand Slam. His unforced-error count of 49 was more than double his opponent's 21, as he admitted he 'lost to himself today' and could never maintain a good level of energy and momentum.
Norrie twice recovered from losing serve, including being broken in the first game, to clinch the first set in a tie-break, but only won seven games across the next three sets. He described the match as 'really tough' and said he was 'pretty nervous' in the beginning of the first set, which showed in his play.
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