Choinski falls short of epic comeback on US Open debut

British qualifier Jan Choinski threatened to nutrient a memorable triumph from 2 sets down connected his US Open main tie debut earlier moving retired of steam successful a thriller.

Choinski, who won 3 qualifying matches to scope nan main tie successful New York, mislaid 6-2 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 to Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena successful nan first round.

The British men's number 10 yet paid nan value for making excessively galore unforced errors, peculiarly successful nan opening 2 sets.

He will besides rue being incapable to return immoderate of 5 break points successful nan first crippled of nan deciding set, having led 0-40.

Choinski, classed 276th successful nan world, was nan first British subordinate successful action connected time 1 astatine Flushing Meadows.

British women's number 3 Harriet Dart plays France's Chloe Paquet astir 23:30 BST.

Dart, 28, is aiming to backmost up her encouraging tally to nan Wimbledon 3rd information successful July.

Four different Britons - Jack Draper, Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu and Dan Evans - play their opening matches connected Tuesday.

The US Open is nan first awesome tourney since erstwhile world number 1 Andy Murray retired successful an Olympic farewell astatine Paris 2024 past month.

For immoderate subordinate classed extracurricular of nan world's apical 250, qualifying for nan main tie of a awesome is simply a immense woody and Choinski will yet return tons of restitution from his clip successful New York.

The prize money of £75,000 will besides beryllium very useful arsenic Germany-born Choinski looks to climb backmost up nan rankings.

However, location will besides beryllium a consciousness of regret astatine not taking his chances to declare nan 2nd awesome triumph of his career.

Having switched allegiance to Great Britain successful 2019, he reached a career-high ranking of 123rd past twelvemonth but has struggled for consistency this season.

But nan large server pinch an fierce forehand played his measurement into a Grand Slam first information for nan first clip - having antecedently been fixed wildcards to play astatine Wimbledon - by beating Argentina's Pedro Cachin, France's Valentin Vacherot and American Maxime Cressy successful New York qualifying.

Choinski - whose English mother and Polish begetter met while attending ballet dancing schoolhouse successful Germany - looked to support his hit against 55th-ranked Carballes Baena.

While admitting he had "little expectation" going into Monday's first-round match, Choinski promised he would time off everything connected court. That's what he did.

Trailing by 2 sets and a break, Choinski looked to beryllium heading for a speedy exit arsenic Carballes Baena's doggedness and expertise to put tons of balls backmost from nan baseline led him to make a flurry of chaotic unforced errors.

Suddenly, midway done nan 3rd set, nan British subordinate began to find his scope pinch winners now outweighing nan mistakes.

Demonstrating his beingness and intelligence toughness, Choinski recovered from early breaks to triumph nan 3rd and 4th sets, levelling nan lucifer and forcing what had seemed an improbable decider.

Carballes Baena near nan tribunal for an extended bath break, returning calmer and much composed arsenic Choinski became erratic again connected nan measurement to losing successful 4 hours and 31 minutes.