The openingday of the second grand slam of the season did not feature the leading attractions, but French hope and fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gave the home crowd some cheer with a four sets win over Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov.
Cowgill in particular made an impression with his new team, hitting a seventh-inning grand slam that remains the lasting image from the Mets' 11-2 win on openingday.