Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz get the American men off to a strong start at the U.S. Open

There's a larger contingent of Americans in the U.S. 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 semifinalist, needed just 2 hours, 7 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.