Roberta Vinci, of Italy, serves to Christina McHale, of the United States, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in NY.
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It’s something that me or any young player is excited to play on the biggest court in our tour – obviously playing against Novak, against the No. 1 in the world.
Halep needed less than an hour, but admitted she was “too nervous to finish the match” after failing to take advantage of her first chance to close it out when leading 6-0, 5-0.
“It was extremely physical out there”.
“This is a big win for me”.
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Seppi, ranked at 87, has never got beyond the third round in NY but he is a former top 20 player who knocked Roger Federer out of the Australian Open two years ago.
“I started cramping midway through the second set”.
Kvitova, the 14th seeded Czech who recorded her best performance in NY 12 months ago when she made the last-eight, beat Turkey’s Cagla Buyukakcay 7-6, 6-3.
Earlier in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Rafael Nadal stood near the net after winning his first Grand Slam match in three months – 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 against Denis Istomin – and unraveled the thick wrap of white tape protecting his all-important left wrist.
Djokovic had to call for a medical time-out just five games into the contest inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, when a trainer massaged the upper part of his right arm.
Vesely had never beaten a top-10 foe before defeating Djokovic 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
Djokovic will face 34-year-old Russian Mikhail Youzhny, twice a semi-finalist, on Friday for a place in the last 16.
Djokovic was there for the taking for Janowicz, the Polish world number 247 who was once ranked 14th before injuries took their toll.
The 26-year-old Dane recovered from 0-4 down in the first set to record a seventh win in eight meetings and third in NY over the ninth-seeded Russian.
Britain’s Johanna Konta, the 13th seed, collapsed on court with heat sickness before completing a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 win over Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova. “That’s what gave me a little bit more confidence”. I’m not a fan of drama.
“I competed hard till the end and am happy with my progress at the Open”.
Second seed Angelique Kerber, the silver medalist in Rio, had easy progress into round two after Slovenian opponent Polona Hercog retired while trailing 6-0 1-0. Now 17 and a qualifier, Bellis faces 49th-ranked Shelby Rogers on Tuesday.
The 2014 victor and Cincinnati champion Marin Cilic showed his seventh seed status by beating Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-4, 7-5, 6-1.
Kvitova was in her trademark all-or-nothing mood, mixing up 31 winners with 30 unforced errors against her 26-year-old opponent.
Kvitova now plays Ukrainian 22nd seed Elina Svitolina who put out Lauren Davis of the United States 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
Fifth seed Simona Halep blasted her way into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday by demolishing Kirsten Flipkens 6-0 6-2 underlining her credentials as a potential grand slam victor.
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Also exiting was Olympic champion Monica Puig with the Puerto Rican losing 6-4, 6-2 to China’s Zheng Saisai.
