Roberta Vinci is on the cover of the The National’s Sport section for Tuesday, August 30, as she was one of the players in action on the first day of the US open.
Italian Vinci dispatched Anna-Lena Friedsam in straight sets, as other notables such as Rafael Nadal, Marin Cilic, Petra Kvitova and Caroline Wozniacki competed on the opening day of the final grand slam of the year as well.
Read Ahmed Rizvi on the comebacks of Juan Martin del Potro and Laura Robson and how they make for two of the most compelling stories at this year's event.
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