{
  "id": 4769202,
  "title": "Aussies advance at US Open as rain again suspends play in New York",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/aussies-advance-at-us-open-as-rain-again-suspends-play-in-new-york",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:15:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
    "slug": "abc-news",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/kim-birrell-maya-joint-james-duckworth-us-open-first-round-wins/107100632"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aussies showcase resilience at US Open, as rain interruptions cause another delay in New York. On day two of the tournament, Kim Birrell emerged victorious in the women's draw, overcoming a rain delay and match point to beat Petra Marcinko 3-6, 7-6(7/4), 6-3. She highlighted the win, saying, \"I woke up around 5am, like wide awake, ready to step out on court and my alarm wasn't for a few more hours. So I had to calm myself back down, and try to clear my mind and then managed to get back to sleep.\" Birrell's win brings her a payday of $US190,000 ($265,000) if she beats Ekaterina Alexandrova next. Fellow Australians Alexei Popyrin and Maya Joint also advanced, with the latter defeating Matteo Arnaldi 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(8). The men's draw saw Alexei Popyrin end Grigor Dimitrov's momentum with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win. Popyrin broke Dimitrov six times and recorded 11 aces in the match.",
  "summary": "Gritty Kim Birrell has overcome a match point and a restless night's sleep to break her first-round jinx with a maiden US Open victory in New York.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}