# Tennis: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated big-serving American Reilly Opelka, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4, to reach the US Open second round. The second seed is aiming for his second crown at Flushing Meadows. South Africa’s Lloyd Harris beat Argentina’s Sebastian Baez, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, while Norwegian Casper Ruud saw off Austrian Sebastian Ofner, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6. In the women’s draw, Australian Open champion Madison Keys suffered a shock, three set, first-round defeat to Mexico’s Renata Zarazua. Another American, Venus Williams, also lost in three sets against Czech Karolina Muchova.
Tennis: First round wins for Alcaraz and Harris as Williams and Keys are knocked out of the US Open