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Eighth-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria needed 5 sets to secure his second-round spot, downing Australia’s John Millman 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
And when the drops came down early in Murray’s second set, well, it was loud as can be.
Another key match comes in the nightcap on Ashe, when 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro takes on 19th-seeded American Steve Johnson.
Williams had sought the Grand Slam grimly and joylessly, perhaps ultimately undone by the relentless focus on her throughout the fortnight as she attempted to match the feat accomplished in tennis open era by just Steffi Graf in 1988 and Margaret Court in 1970.
She hit 12 aces and reached 121 miles per hour on her powerful serve during a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Ekaterina Makarova, a potentially tricky first-round opponent at Flushing Meadows.
Fognini, the husband of 2015 U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta, said afterward in Italian to reporters: “They have their rules”. The siblings are coming off quite contrasting first-round outings on Tuesday. But I do apologize if there were people around that heard.
“It’s just about making a few less errors and it’s a completely different story”.
And she even figured maybe the time she couldn’t spend serving during training sessions paid off, in a way, because she was forced to work on other aspects of her game, including footwork. His father, who serves as his coach, was given an eight-month suspended sentence and banned from the ATP Tour for a year in September 2013 for assaulting his son’s former hitting partner. “I just have to get everything ready for here”. But he proved with his unexpected silver medal at the Olympics that he can contend again.
She cruised past Russian Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets 6-3 6-3 to join her sister Venus in the second round.
Olympic gold medalist and second-overall seed Andy Murray notched his own straight-set win, defeating Lukas Rosol in the final match of the day. This was his first career meeting with a top-10 player.
Williams was asked whether this edition of the U.S. Open might be a more pleasant experience than a year ago, without the same sort of history on the line.
A tale of two matches for Madison Keys.
The 23-year-old, who lost 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6, later apologised for his actions. How is the top seed feeling after a tough opening round test?
Querrey stunned the top-ranked Djokovic in the third round at Wimbledon en route to his first major quarterfinal. He won the title back in 2012, which also happened to be his first Grand Slam title.
Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic hit 61 aces in his 4-6 7-6 (4) 6-7 (4) 7-6 (5) 7-5 victory over Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan.
“I was pleased with my serve because I haven’t been hitting a lot of serves at all”, she said.
Giorgi capitalized on only 3 of 14 break-point opportunities. Only 25 of her 45 serves were returned in play.
Stosur will next face Zhang Shuai, who defeated Ellen Perez 6-1, 6-1.
Bronze medal victor at the Olympics, Japan’s Kei Nishikori beat Germany’s Benjamin Becker 6-1 6-1 3-6 6-3.
“I love coming out here in front of this NY crowd”. Nishikori split the first two sets against qualifier Karen Khachanov. He had seven double-faults. She goes deep in Majors. If they time it correctly, they will get a “Great” or a “Perfect”.
Simona Halep, of Romania, serves to Lucie Safarova, of the Czech Republic, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in NY.
It is a case of wait and see for Serena Williams as she battles a shoulder injury at the US Open. The Flare is designed for hard-court play and has an ankle collar for a snug, socklike feel.
However, Makarova didn’t utilize her lefty serve with enough pace on the ball which allowed Williams to win the point with a forehand forced error from the Russian, and a backhand victor shortly followed, allowing the American the opportunity to get the double break.
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Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium and Simona Halep of Romania have started play on Ashe, followed by Fernando Verdasco of Spain against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland.
