Pouille d. Kukushkin

Pouille beat Kukushkin 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round at the U.S. Open - New York. Pouille won 118 of 223 points (53%). Pouille hit 18 aces to 7 and won 80% of points behind the first serve (35/44) against 65% for Kukushkin. Pouille converted 7 of 15 break points and saved 5 of 9 faced; Kukushkin converted 4 of 9. Winners to unforced errors: 18–12 for Pouille, 7–4 for Kukushkin. The match was played on hard in United States.