NEW YORK, USA — The 2025 US Open don start with all the jazz and wahala we dey expect from this big tennis fiesta. E fit get tough for plenty players, but big padi Novak Djokovic don show say him still get flair for di game as him win di first round against Learner Tien. E no dey easy for di 38-year-old Serb, who dey gree say e face ‘physical struggle’ after long break from dey court.
Djokovic, wey don secure plenty records, manage survive di first set like king wey e be, winning 6-1. But as di match wan touch second set, wetin happen? E dey flustered, toe blisters dey bother am, market don open, but he confirm say na match practice wahala, no injury wahala o. Him talk, “I don’t have any injury or anything. I just struggled a lot to stay in long exchanges and recover after points.” E still manage hold di game tight, winning di next sets 7-6 (7-3) and 6-2.
Meanwhile, young American star Learner Tien, wey dey make waves everywhere, did give Djokovic some serious runs for him money. But at di end of di day, e no fit match Djokovic’s experience. This match gree show say age dey come for Djokovic, but him dey try manage di physicality as e dey eye 25th Grand Slam title.
Americans Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz also burst di scene as dem no slack for di match. Shelton, wey don shine lately, beat Ignacio Buse 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Di 22-year-old dey represent for di boys as him become di first player to show face on di iconic Arthur Ashe show court dis tournament. Fritz self don follow suit, beating Emilio Nava 7-5, 6-2, 6-3, showing say American tennis gree rise again after 22 years wait for another Grand Slam.
As we dey talk, it dey show say we fit dey expect more fireworks from dis tournament. Tennis fans don dey chop popcorn, dey keep eye as women wey dey play dis year’s Open, dey give oga action too. Aryna Sabalenka, di defending champion and number one seed, don dey show how e mean business. E don beat Rebeka Masarova in style with 7-5, 6-1.
A wahala don start to dey gather as dem dey talk say some women fit carry di day for di Open. Na so history dey unfold, fans dey wait to see who go carry di crown dis time. Will it be another Djokovic victory or na new blood go show dem wetin e mean to shine? We dey watch sharp, as di games dey full ground!
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