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Holger Rune was left to regret tweeting a map of the US Open site to point spectators towards his first-round match.<\/p>\n
The Dane now needs directions to the exit after crashing out in four sets to Spain\u2019s Roberto Carballes Baena.<\/p>\n
Rune, seeded fourth, was clearly miffed at being shunted away on one of Flushing Meadows\u2019 tiny outside courts and sarcastically wrote \u201cin case you can find Court 5, this is where I play my first match Monday\u201d.<\/p>\n
The court is crammed in between the Arthur Ashe and Grandstand Stadiums, with pathways on either side where spectators can wander past.<\/p>\n
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And Rune\u2019s cheeky tweet backfired as hundreds swarmed around the court, craning their necks and standing on benches, to see the 20-year-old slip to defeat.<\/p>\n
To rub salt in the wound, Rune even complained to the umpire about one noisy fan before eventually going down 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2.<\/p>\n
Afterwards he admitted his frustration at the scheduling.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs best as you get in the ranking, the more benefits you should get with playing in better conditions,\u201d Rune said. \u201cSo I think that\u2019s a normal way and it\u2019s also how ATP do with all the players. But they didn\u2019t do it with me here.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s obviously disappointing, but I\u2019m not going to blame the court on the loss. He played very, very solid. Credit to him.\u201d<\/p>\n
On his ill-judged tweet, Rune added: \u201cI just did it kind of for fun. I mean, of course I was a bit not happy when I saw the schedule, but, I mean, I saw the schedule Friday so I had time to recover from it. It\u2019s not like I can\u2019t play tennis if I don\u2019t play on centre court.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also on Monday, Dominic Thiem picked up his first win at Flushing Meadows since he won the title in 2020.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old Austrian, a former world number three who is working his way back up the rankings after a long spell out injured, beat 25th seed Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-2 6-4.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a pretty special victory, because it\u2019s the first since two-and-a-half years on grand slams,\u201d said Thiem.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSo it\u2019s great. Especially here at the US Open with all the past and all the memories I have here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fifth seed Casper Ruud, last year\u2019s runner-up, dropped a set to American qualifier Emilio Nava but came through 7-6 (5) 3-6 6-4 7-6 (5).<\/p>\n