There were no cameras on Court 6. There was no reason for them.
The day featured Roger Federer, as well as Serena Williams and nine other Americans scheduled to play on the three main show courts in Flushing Meadows.
CiCi Bellis had completed one year of high school. She was ranked No. 1,208 in the world and had never beaten a player ranked inside the top 300. She was awarded a wild card to the 2014 U.S. Open — after becoming the youngest USTA Girls’ 18s national championship winner in 23 years (Lindsay Davenport) — making her the youngest woman in the main draw of a grand slam in more than nine years.
Bellis’ first round opponent was 12th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova, who had reached the quarterfinals of every grand slam event and was a finalist at that year’s Australian Open.
