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Aug 2024

1h 14m

US Open Day 1 - Big guns cruise, but is ...

David Law, Catherine Whitaker, Matt Roberts

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Day one of the US Open saw Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic begin their title defences successfully, Zheng Qinwen fight back to beat Amanda Anisimova, brutal defeats for Holger Rune and Sloane Stephens, and the end of Dominic Thiem’s grand slam career. Catherine, David and Matt discuss all of that and much more.

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