There's a larger contingent of Americans in the US Open men's bracket than at any time in the past quarter-century.
It might be the best crop in nearly that long, too, and two of the leaders - Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton - got the tournament started on Sunday with dominant performances.
Shelton, the No.6 seed and twice a grand slam semi-finalist, needed just two hours and seven minutes to get past qualifier Ignacio Buse of Peru 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the first contest in Arthur Ashe Stadium on the event's debut of a Sunday start instead of Monday.
