It took until the second week of the US Open for the No.8 seed to be given a slot on one of the US Open's three show courts but, having finally been granted a premium placing, Alex de Minaur wasted no time putting on a show.
In truth, the Australian No.1 did not play at his best but he did not need to as his opponent, Swiss qualifier Leandro Riedi, made a slew of errors.
De Minaur did, however, show flashes of genius in putting away the world No.435 6-3 6-2 6-1 in 93 minutes.
