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A third-set fightback proved to be a false dawn for Thanasi Kokkinakis, who has been eliminated from the US Open in the first round by world No.237 Yu Hsiou Hsu.<\/p>\n
Kokkinakis, ranked 78th, went two sets down at Flushing Meadows before recovering to take the third but ultimately fell 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.<\/p>\n
It meant Chris O\u2019Connell remains the only Australian winner so far on day two after he crashed Max Purcell\u2019s party in the pair\u2019s all-Australian first-round shootout in New York.<\/p>\n
Purcell had been riding high after reaching his maiden ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final in Cincinnati, but O\u2019Connell upset the world No.43 to set up a second-round shot at third-seeded former champion Daniil Medvedev.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Connell prevailed 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) in a two-hour, 52-minute battle between the two in-form Sydneysiders.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Connell is also enjoying a breakout season, the 29-year-old now projected to climb to a career-high No.61 in the world after also making a run to the last 32 at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
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Christopher O\u2019Connell will face former champion Daniil Medvedev in the second round at Flushing Meadows.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n \u201cI know Max really well, I\u2019ve known him since he was eight,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen him develop over the years and of late he has been playing some unbelievable tennis.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a load of Australians in the top 100 at the moment, a lot of Australians playing slams so you are bound to draw one now and then.<\/p>\n \u201cUnfortunately I drew Max but at the same time you look at it there\u2019s going to be an Australian through to the second round and that is always a positive.<\/p>\n \u201cSo once the first point is played I just feel all that goes out the window. I just look across the net and he is just another tennis player from my point of view.\u201d<\/p>\n Medvedev conceded only two games in a 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 first-round rout of Hungary\u2019s Attila Balazs.<\/p>\n But the 2021 US Open champion holds no fears for O\u2019Connell ahead of their showcourt match-up on Friday (AEST).<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s going to be exciting,\u201d O\u2019Connell said. \u201cWe had a tight battle this year in Doha, I feel I\u2019ve got a good game style to maybe cause him some trouble. It was very close in Doha.<\/p>\n \u201cI am sure he has a good idea of what I am going to bring and I\u2019m going to play similar to how I did in Doha.<\/p>\n \u201cBut he is a top, top player so I am sure he is probably going to change a little bit from that match.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n