Seeded under the 21st number Karatsev in the first round beat the Spaniard Jaume Munyar with a score of 7: 5, 1: 6.

6: 3, 6: 2.

The meeting lasted 3 hours 6 minutes.

In the next round, the Russian will face the winner of the match between Jordan Thompson (Australia) and Gianluca Mager (Italy).

Earlier, Russian tennis player Kamilla Rakhimova defeated Frenchwoman Christina Mladenovic in the first round match of the US Open.