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1 September 2026

Four Aussies dropped their first sets at the US Open. What followed were four brilliant comebacks

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Four Aussies dropped their first sets at the US Open. What followed were four brilliant comebacks

Kim Birrell had never won in four previous trips to the New York grand slam, but that all changed on Tuesday in her rain-interrupted clash.

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