Defending champion Naomi Osaka overcame a nervous start to scrape past Russian Anna Blinkova in the US Open first round.
The world number one was 4‑1 down in the opening set before she won five games in a row to take the lead.
In a second set riddled with errors, she saw off three sets points and held match point before losing a tie‑break.
Japan's Osaka, who made 50 unforced errors in the match, fought off three more break points in the decider.
The top seed will now face Polish world number 53 Magda Linette in round two.
[Source:BBC]
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