Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova survived opening-round matches to advance at the US Open
No. 2 Ashleigh Barty overcame a dreadful start, bouncing back after being down a set, to defeat No. 80 Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. The Australian is one of three women, joining No. 3 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic and No. 4 Simona Halep of Romania, in contention to regain the world No. 1 ranking, which is currently held by US Open defending champion Naomi Osaka of Japan.
Doesn't help that you play somebody from your country, because then it adds some extra nerves." Osaka must defend her title to maintain the No. 1 ranking. She will play Russian Anna Blinkova on Tuesday.Venus Williams, Novak Djokovic winAnother notable win on Monday came from Venus Williams, dominating China's Zheng Saisai 6-1, 6-0. The American is now 21-0 in the first round of the US Open in her storied career.
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