This first set could be illuminating. Djokovic is 72-1 when winning the first set at the U.S. Open, and Medvedev is 47-1 this season when winning the first set. Our colleague Matt Futterman just leaned over and said to me that “this could be a very long afternoon.” I agree; these first few points have been fairly long.
The biggest winners here today might be sitting in front of me: Andressa Garcia and Carlos Duarte traveled from Mexico City for this tournament on Monday, and Duarte just took Garcia to the edge of the loge railing under the guise of taking a picture.