Ukrainian tennis players Elina Svitolina and Lesya Tsurenko successfully started in the main draw of the US Open-2023. In the first round of the competition, Svitolina, who is the first racket of Ukraine, confidently dealt with German Anna-Lena Friedsam - 6:3, 6:1. The match lasted exactly one hour.. During the fight, Svitolina fired 4 times and used 4 out of 5 breakpoints. Tsurenko defeated Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemo in a three-set match - 7:5, 3:6, 6:1. The fight lasted 2 hours 7 minutes.. Tsurenko made 3 double faults and used 7 out of 11 breakpoints.

In the second round of the US Open, the rivals of both Ukrainians will be Russian tennis players, who, due to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, play in a neutral status. Svitolina will fight with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Tsurenko will face Ekaterina Alexandrova. Earlier it was reported that three Ukrainian tennis players - Angelina Kalinina, Marta Kostyuk and Ekaterina Beindl - flew out at the start of the main draw of the US Open-2023. The main draw of the US Open will last until September 10. This year's tournament prize pool is a record $65 million..