Top seed Zverev avoids upset in five-set thriller

Zverev arrived in New York as a major champion for the first time after his French Open triumph in June

NEW YORK, Sept 1 : Top seed Alexander Zverev survived a huge scare at the U.S. Open after overcoming Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 3-6 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 in a first-round thriller that lasted almost five hours and stretched into the early hours of Wednesday.Zverev arrived in New York as a major champion for the first time aft

Coco Gauff opened her US Open campaign with a straight-sets win over Zeynep Sonmez, while two-time women's doubles champions Serena and Venus Williams are set to face Maya Joint and Chan Hao-Ching after the draw on Tuesday.