US Open day one: the social round-up

There was one match everyone was tweeting about on day one of the US Open – you guessed it, Maria Sharapova against Simona Halep…

Sharapova vs Halep ???????????? !! #whatamatch @usopen ????????????

— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) August 29, 2017

WHAT A MATCH @usopen ????????????????????????

— Donna Vekic (@DonnaVekic) August 29, 2017

omg this match is INSANE! SERIOUSLY! I wish this was the quarters or semis or even the finals! Great contest with two great players @usopen

— rennae stubbs (@rennaestubbs) August 29, 2017

New York, WOW!! How can I sleep after this! @usopen pic.twitter.com/mtIbMEW24f

— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) August 29, 2017

MATCH REPORT: Sharapova makes winning return

But the most talked-about highlight from the day was Shania Twain’s performance during the opening ceremony:

Fangirling over Shania Twain @usopen UGHHH????????????????????????????????

— Alison Riske (@Riske4rewards) August 28, 2017

?? @ShaniaTwain @usopen #ArthurAsheStadium #20years

— Marina Erakovic (@ErakovicMarina) August 28, 2017

Yes!! Been waiting months for this. Shania is my fave! #nojoke #yourestilltheone ???? https://t.co/BJvxgwP1UJ

— Kevin Anderson (@KAndersonATP) August 28, 2017

.@ShaniaTwain performing on a tennis racket on Ashe is my favourite thing ever #usopen pic.twitter.com/m5MUyhrtYO

— Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) August 28, 2017

Thanks Shania, that certainly did impress us much…

Anyway back to the tennis action, where Jo-Wilfried Tsonga got through his first round:

1st Round OK ????????????? #USOpen #TsongaTeam pic.twitter.com/ko2OowzCGa

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) August 28, 2017

Caroline Garcia is flying into round two:

Into the round 2 in New York !
????????????????????????????????????????#FlyWithCaro #usopen @usopen #comingforyou
????A.Couvercelle pic.twitter.com/ZpxFZpvYpG

— Caroline Garcia (@CaroGarcia) August 28, 2017

Ash Barty knocked out last year’s quarterfinalist Ana Konjuh:

Moving on @usopen ???? pic.twitter.com/QVgL9ZT0fZ

— Ash Barty (@ashbar96) August 29, 2017

Albert Ramos-Vinolas is pumped after surviving a five-hour battle:

Seguimos en pie ???????? Feliz después de sacar un partido muy duro tras 5 horas / Thank you for your support, guys ???????????????? #usopen #tennis #vamos pic.twitter.com/rWyoJ55Y6z

— Albert Ramos Viñolas (@albertramos88) August 29, 2017

Sloane Stephens is flying the American flag:

???????? pic.twitter.com/OzPxbNWwZj

— Sloane Stephens (@SloaneStephens) August 29, 2017

Garbine Muguruza has a strange new victory celebration:

1st round ????
1ª ronda ????@usopen @WTA pic.twitter.com/lz9CnaoMvR

— Garbiñe Muguruza (@GarbiMuguruza) August 28, 2017

Brit qualifier Cameron Norrie is surprised to be into the second round:

This real? In the 2nd rd of the US Open ???????????????????? #ridersride

— Cameron Norrie (@cam_norrie) August 28, 2017

Fellow Brit James Ward is watching on from a hospital bed:

Knee surgery went well this morning, had no other options left!!Rehab and hard work coming up to be back on court in the new year..#newknee pic.twitter.com/P8qVhu72aT

— James Ward (@JamesWardtennis) August 28, 2017

Janko Tipsarevic is feeling proud after digging himself back from a two-set deficit:

#0-2 #keepdigging ????????????

A post shared by Janko Tipsarevic (@tipsarevicjanko) on Aug 28, 2017 at 6:58pm PDT

Nick Kyrgios had words of encouragement for Thanasi Kokkinakis, Tipsarevic’s opponent:

Hell of an effort @TKokkinakis keep your head high my brother x

— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) August 29, 2017

It was all hands on deck for Nicolas Almagro’s team after his loss:

No hemos ganado, pero estamos en el camino ???????? ahora toca recuperarse con un súper masaje a 4 manos ???? pic.twitter.com/kyPSPEDY3C

— Nico Almagro (@NicoAlmagro) August 28, 2017

And finally Dominic Thiem and David Goffin prepared for day two by taking their bromance to the practice court:

Great practice with this guy ! ????@ThiemDomi #usopen2017 pic.twitter.com/kXntradXxp

— David Goffin (@David__Goffin) August 28, 2017