Tiafoe d. Seppi

Tiafoe beat Seppi 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the first round at the U.S. Open - New York. Tiafoe won 138 of 260 points (53%). Tiafoe hit 12 aces to 13 and won 80% of points behind the first serve (64/80) against 73% for Seppi. Tiafoe converted 3 of 10 break points and saved 8 of 9 faced; Seppi converted 1 of 9. Winners to unforced errors: 43–38 for Tiafoe, 39–42 for Seppi. The match was played on hard in United States.