James McGee out of the US Open

Ireland's James McGee has lost his first round match at the US Open in New York.

The Dubliner upset Aleksandr Nedovyesov of Kazakhstan by 6 games to 4 in the opening set but his opponent recovered to win the match in 4 sets - despite McGee recovering briliantly from a break down in the closing set to force it into a tie-break.

McGee lost out eventually - 1-6, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6.