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US Open 2023 First Round Results

12 articles from 2 outlets First seen: August 31, 2026
Outlets: 1 center · 1 right · Earliest publisher-stamped report: New York Post

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Match duration developing
4:52
New York Postright
“It was a 4:52 marathon that ended at 1:55 a.m. on Wednesday morning.”
four hours and 53 minutes
Al Jazeera Englishcenter
“I’m happy that I won this battle and it was exactly what I needed … good things happen after you fight through these matches.”

What every side reports

Alexander Zverev won his first round match at the US Open.
Al Jazeera English · New York Post
The match lasted nearly five hours.
Al Jazeera English · New York Post
Zverev was two points from defeat at one stage.
Al Jazeera English · New York Post

Reported by only one outlet

Zverev improved to 7-0 all-time against Lorenzo Sonego.
New York Post — no other outlet we ingested carried this
Jannik Sinner was sidelined before the tournament started.
New York Post — no other outlet we ingested carried this
Novak Djokovic was ailing and eliminated in the opening round.
New York Post — no other outlet we ingested carried this

Framing spectrum · 2 outlets

wirepublicmainstream flavoredpartisanadvocacy
Range 4–30/100 (Wire-neutral → Mainstream) Average 9 Articles by lean: 0 left · 3 center · 9 right

Coverage patterns

Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): New York Post (right), Aug 31, 05:10 UTC.

Lean Outlets Articles Who
Center 1 3 Al Jazeera English
Right 1 9 New York Post
Report-by-report timeline · 12
Aug 31 05:10 New York Post Barbora Krejcikova eliminated in first round of US Open Aug 31 06:00 New York Post Jessica Pegula comments on Carlos Alcaraz's return at the US Open Aug 31 07:10 New York Post Venus Williams eliminated in first round of US Open singles Aug 31 09:20 Al Jazeera English Venus Williams eliminated from US Open by Sofia Kenin in first round Sep 01 02:52 New York Post Taylor Townsend discusses her U.S. Open experience and first Citi Bike ride Sep 01 06:36 Al Jazeera English US Open: Alcaraz and Sabalenka Advance in First Round Sep 01 23:43 New York Post Madison Keys Advances in U.S. Open After Previous Year's First-Round Exit Sep 02 02:03 New York Post Coco Gauff wins first-round match at US Open against Zeynep Sonmez Sep 02 03:36 New York Post Taylor Fritz Reflects on School Days After U.S. Open Win Sep 02 04:04 New York Post Gael Monfils celebrates 40th birthday with historic win at US Open Sep 02 06:39 New York Post Alexander Zverev Wins First Round Match at US Open in Five Sets Sep 02 08:41 Al Jazeera English US Open: Eala Advances to Second Round, Zverev Survives Tough Match

Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.

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