Safiullin d. Cecchinato

Safiullin beat Cecchinato 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 in the first round at the U.S. Open - New York. Safiullin won 83 of 132 points (63%). Safiullin hit 12 aces to 3 and won 82% of points behind the first serve (36/44) against 50% for Cecchinato. Safiullin converted 7 of 11 break points and saved 0 of 1 faced; Cecchinato converted 1 of 1. Cecchinato double-faulted 6 times. Winners to unforced errors: 31–19 for Safiullin, 15–28 for Cecchinato. The match was played on hard in United States.