The only male US Open qualifier exited the competition in the first round, ahead of Australia’s Mark Polmans (175 ATP), 6(5)-7, 7-6(2), 6-3.

Nicolas David Ionel lost to Mark Polmans in US Open qualifying

After a balanced first set, there was a tie-break where Nicolas David Ionel (221 ATP) got off to a perfect start and won 7-5.

Polmans started the second set strong, taking a 3-0 lead, but Yonel stormed back to win four in a row.

A new tie-break followed, where the Australian prevailed this time: 7-2.

In the decisive match, the Romanian started with a score of 2-0, but from 3-1 followed the performance of Mark Pohlmans, who decided the fate of the game with five games won in a row.

The match lasted three hours and 23 minutes.

The Romanians are directly admitted to the US Open 2023 draw

According to freelance journalist Daniel Radu, four athletes were directly admitted to the US Open 2023 main draw: Sorana Kirstya (30 WTA), Iryna Bega (40 WTA), Ana Bohdan (59 WTA) and Patricia Sig (65 WTA). – protected rating).

Our country will also have representatives in doubles: Iryna Begu (together with Angelina Kalinina), Gabriela Ruse (Marta Kostiuk), Monica Niculescu (Alexa Guaraci) and Victor Cornea (Nikola Kacic).

The 2023 US Open will be held from August 28 to September 10, and highlights from Flushing Meadows will be LiveText on HotNews.ro. Titled champions – Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Svyatek.