![]() While the footage was shown repeatedly on the court’s big screens, technical difficulties meant the video assistant referees could not see footage of the disputed call. All VAR reviews will be decided by assistant referees off court, rather than the umpire on court.Īfter Murray’s drop volley was deemed a double bounce, Moutet requested a replay and the two players waited for the review. This year’s tournament is the first official event to make VAR available, allowing players to request video reviews on certain judgment calls on selected show courts. Murray’s victory also provided a first for professional tennis as the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was called upon after the umpire had decided that Moutet failed to reach a drop volley from Murray before the ball had bounced twice. Katie Boulter celebrates winning a point during her impressive win over Diane Parry. The six victors on Tuesday joined Lily Miyazaki in the second round, who won her first grand slam match from qualifying on Monday. As night fell, Jodie Burrage closed off a spectacular day for British players with one of the best wins of her career, defeating No 38 Anna Blinkova to reach the second round in her debut. The victories continued late into Tuesday evening as Dan Evans, the 26th seed, comfortably moved past Daniel Elahi Galán 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 to set up a second round meeting with Botic van de Zandschulp. Jack Draper continued his recovery from a serious shoulder injury, easing past Moldova’s Radu Albot 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. Katie Boulter produced one of her cleanest performances of the season, overpowering Diane Parry of France 6-4, 6-0 to reach the second round at Flushing Meadows for the first time in her career.Ĭameron Norrie, the 16th seed, ended a difficult four-match losing run with an excellent performance as he overwhelmed Alexander Shevchenko of Russia 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Seven British players will now compete for a spot in the third round after numerous strong performances during the first two days. “Ab felt good and moving on to the next one.” “I was quite happy with how I served today,” he said. ![]() 1 Djokovic will next travel to Valencia and join the Serbia team for their Davis Cup Finals group-stage ties with South Korea, Spain and Czech Republic.Afterwards, he said he was satisfied with how his abdominal muscle held up under pressure. "Physically, motivation, whether someone like Alcaraz improves - he's an amazing player, Alcaraz, he's brilliant, but to do what Novak is doing on a consistent basis is different." "I said that after Wimbledon, everyone was saying it was a changing of the guard, but it wasn't for me," he added. However, Murray believes the wrong conclusions were drawn from the Spaniard's victory. In July, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz ended Djokovic's Wimbledon reign after the Serbian had won four titles in a row at the All England Club. He's played at this level for such a long time now," said Britain's Murray, who won three Grand Slams. "Novak's longevity has been the greatest. The 36-year-old Serbian, one of the "Big Three" alongside Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who dominated men's tennis for the past two decades, said he had no plans to retire. "He proved that he's the best player in the world again yesterday, and like I said it's up to the youngsters to improve enough to take him." It doesn't look like that's close to happening," Murray told the BBC on Monday. "It's up to the young guys to be pushing Novak and looking to overtake him.
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