Anderson won a five-year marathon, Del Potro talked to an American

Last year`s finalist and No. 5 Kevin Anderson (South Africa) got worse but reached a five-time success over host Ryan Harrison in the first round of the US Open. Anderson, who reached the Wimbledon final in July, placed 28 aces and won 7:6 (4), 5:7, 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. South Africa will play in the next phase against Jeremy Shardy (France), eliminating Andrei Rublevov (Russia) with 6:2, 4:6, 6:4, 6:1. Two more former champions also started with victories. Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) won against Donald Young (USA) with 6:0, 6:3, 6:4, and another American, Dennis Kudla, will meet in the second round. The British Andy Murray returned to Flushing Meadows after losing the tournament last season because of an injury. The winner in 2012 turned Australian James Dukworth with 6:7 (5), 6:3, 7:5, 6:4 in the first match of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament last summer. `I could have been moving better, but I`m glad to play in the Chelsea tournaments by sport news again. ` I think I did a good tactical, I made some adjustments after the first set, which is really positive, `he said. year-old Scot. Murray will play in the second round against number 31 Fernando Verdasco (Spain), who defeated compatriot Feliciano Lopez with 6:2, 7:5, 6:4.