Day 2 of the US Open kicked off one of the more intriguing first round matches between the American Donald Young and the 11th seed Gilles Simon. Coming into the match both players were in good form, some might say Young was playing the best tennis of his career and this was a real opportunity for him.

Right out of the gate, Young's gameplan was to move Simon and open up the court with his good footwork and wicked forehand, benefiting him to an early break of serve. That early success didn't last too long, however. Simon refused to make any mistakes and broke serve right back. Only making 13 unforced errors in the first set, Simon cruised to a 6-2 first set win. It was more routine then you first would of thought after the first few games, but 17 unforced errors by Young in the first set doesn't bid well for the American.

The second set was as routine of a set as there can be. Both players held serve at ease four times each, and at 4-4 Gilles Simon got the prized break to serve out the set. He did just that and took the two sets to love lead against the American Donald Young.

After that second set loss, where it could of went either way, Donald Young didn't look too pleased and didn't seem to want to be on the court. He went down an early break and quickly down 3-0. If you had to call Donald Young anything, it would be fighter. All throughout his career, his goal is always been to never give up in matches. Young broke back and won five-straight games in the third set to go up 5-3, winning a marathon game, the longest game of the tournament. Young saved seven break points in a 26-minute 4-3 game. Serving at 5-4, Young played a very impressive service game, blocking out the pressure and cracking an inside out forehand winner to take the set 6-4.

A switch must of flipped for Simon after he blew the 3-0 lead in the third. Donald Young refused to slow down jumping out to a 5-2 lead in the fourth, riding the momentum of his home crowd. Simon did not look like his normal self after that third set, making more and more unforced errors. Up 5-1 in the fourth, out of nowhere tension started to rise. Young found himself serving at 5-4, 15-40, but the story of the match was break points saved and more fighting by Young. He saved both and closed out the set, forcing a fifth and final set.

The momentum continued for Young, hopping on his first break opportunity of the fifth set and going up 1-0. It was a very strange, up and down fifth set. Neither player could really consolidate a break, trading three breaks early and Young saw himself back up serving at 3-2. Having more breaks in the fifth set than all the others, Donald Young finally found himself serving at 5-4, and closing it out. Donald Young wins 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

For the first time in his career, Donald Young comes back from two sets to love down and defeats Gilles Simon.

"I felt like packing it up and going home," said Young after the match. This is the type of match that could really turn around his career. A career that started with so much promise, and he showed what he is capable of today. Young will play the winner of Ernests Gulbis and Aljaz Bedene in the second round, another winnable match for the American.