Donskoy, ranked 79th, served for the match in the third set, and then had two match points on Johnson’s serve three games later.
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Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion, advanced with a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) victory over fellow Argentine Diego Schwartzman.
It was all systems go as the Williams sisters advanced to the second round of the US Open, though some seeds were not so fortunate in NY.
Williams enjoyed the 63-minute victory by hitting 12 aces, with only one double-fault.
Only once since Williams played her first Major as a 17 year old in 1998 had she lost in the first round, once in 64 tournaments. Makarova, though unseeded, poised a potential tricky opening round opponent. I didn’t hit them as hard as I normally hit them.
In the latest outburst by Bernard Tomic, the Australian muttered at a heckler during his U.S. Open match that he was going to perform a lewd act on that person.
Tomic said after his first-round loss Tuesday that he apologized to the fan afterward. “I definitely think it’s fair to call it a home court”. “That’s all I can say”. “It’s just about making a few less errors and it’s a completely different story”.
She went on to take the title in NY in 2000 and 2001 while adding 5 Wimbledons in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
There were also wins for Agnieszka Radwanska, last year’s semi-finalist Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova, but the likes of Elena Vesnina, Kiki Bertens and Ana Ivanovic bowed out on day two at Flushing Meadows. But he proved with his unexpected silver medal at the Olympics that he can contend again.
Serena got the tough first round match out of the way and now should be able to relax and cruise into the next round.
Venus outlasted Kateryna Kozlova through two and three-quarter hours, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, to set a second round match against Julia Goerges.
Ivanovic was not without her chances, twice serving for the opening set at 5-4 and 6-5 but she was unable to make the most of her opportunities.
Williams, a two-time victor in Flushing Meadows, next faces Julia Georges, who defeated Yanina Wickmayer 6-3, 6-2.
The rapid demise of former world number one Ivanovic continued, ousted by Denisa Allertova in straight sets.
“Fernando is a tough player to play”. A two-time quarterfinalist at Flushing Meadows, Tipsarevic got in on a protected ranking.
Querrey stunned the top-ranked Djokovic in the third round at Wimbledon en route to his first major quarterfinal.
Samantha Stosur has advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 win over Camila Giorgi. A fast start could get the crowd on her side early, but it’s hard seeing NY root against Serena.
The answer is that Serena is right there in her slipstream with the 6-time US Open champion playing in her 65th Grand Slam in NY.
As always at the U.S. Open, what the world number one was wearing attracted as much attention as her performance. But he exited in the first round in 2011, 2013 and 2015. Murray did not have to break a sweat as he won the match in under two hours and was on top of his serve throughout the match.
Ivanovic, a former No.1 player and 2008 French Open victor has slipped to No.31 in the rankings.
Women’s fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, trying to make it to the quarter-finals in NY for the first time, breezed past U.S. qualifier Jessica Pegula 6-1, 6-1.
The Romanian was ahead 6-0, 5-0 with countrywoman Nadia Comaneci cheering her on.
Halep says she wasn’t ideal, but pleased with how she played against the Belgian.
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.
Halep, who reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open past year, will next face Lucie Safarova, a 6-4, 6-4 victor over Daria Gavrilova.
Court holds the all-time record of 24, but captured 13 of her championships before 1968, when the game was split in pro and amateur tours.
Serena has been bothered by a shoulder injury, playing only three matches since winning Wimbledon for her 22nd Grand Slam title.
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Williams lost to Makarova in straight sets in the fourth round of the 2014 Australian Open.
