South Africa’s Kevin Anderson on Tuesday reached the second round of the US Open in New York, beating Russia’s Andrey Rublev in straight sets.
The 15th seeded Anderson prevailed in a tight encounter, 7-6 (7/1), 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-3.
Anderson will next face unseeded American Austin Krajicek, who upset Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/1).
US Open results on Tuesday, the second day of the 2015 tournament at Flushing Meadows (x denotes seeded player):
Men
First round
Stan Wawrinka (SUI x5) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6)
Hyeon Chung (KOR) bt James Duckworth (AUS) 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) bt Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
Jack Sock (USA x28) bt Vctor Estrella (DOM) 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
Viktor Troicki (SRB x22) bt Francis Tiafoe (USA) 7-5, 6-4, 6-3
Rajeev Ram (USA) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, 6-1
Aljaz Bedene (GBR) bt Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 3-6, 6-4, 3-0 – retired
Donald Young (USA) bt Gilles Simon (FRA x11) 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Kevin Anderson (RSA x15) bt Andrey Rublev (RUS) 7-6 (7/1), 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-3
Austin Krajicek (USA) bt Santiago Giraldo (COL) 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/1)
Denis Istomin (UZB) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-7 (9/11), 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
Dominic Thiem (AUT x20) bt Daniel Gimeno (ESP) 7-5, 6-3, 7-5
Thomaz Belluci (BRA x30) bt James Ward (GBR) 6-1, 7-5, 6-3
Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-7 (7/9), 6-1, 6-2
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) bt Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, 6-1
Andy Murray (GBR x3) bt Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) bt Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) bt Denis Kudla (USA) 6-3, 7-5, 6-1
Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt Sam Querrey (USA) 7-5, 7-6 (8/6), 7-5
Guillermo Garcia Lopez (ESP x31) bt Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 7-6 (7/4).4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Bernard Tomic (AUS x24) bt Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 6-3
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bt Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 6-0, 7-6 (7/2), 1-0 – retired
Robin Haase (NED) bt Dustin Brown (GER) 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
Richard Gasquet (FRA x12) bt Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 4-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 2-0 – retired
John Isner (USA x13) bt Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) bt John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4)
Jir Vesel (CZE) bt Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Ivo Karlovic (CRO x21) bt Federico Del Bonis (ARG) 6-3, 7-5, 7-5
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x29) bt Alexander Zverev (GER) 6-7 (0/7), 6-2, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
Lukas Rosol (CZE) bt Jared Donaldson (USA) 7-6 (9/7), 6-0, 7-6 (7/4)
Steve Darcis (BEL) bt Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-2, 3-1 – retired
Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-1, 6-2, 6-2
Women
First round
Petra Kvitova (CZE x5) bt Laura Siegemund (GER) 6-1, 6-1
Nicole Gibbs (USA) bt Lourdes Domnguez (ESP) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Danka Kovinic (MNE) bt Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
Anna Karolna Schmiedlov (SVK x32) bt Julia Goerges (GER) 6-3, 6-4
Andrea Petkovic (GER x18) bt Caroline Garcia (FRA) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Laura Robson (GBR) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
Johanna Konta (GBR) bt Louisa Chirico (USA) 6-3, 6-0
Garbie Muguruza (ESP x9) bt Carina Witthoeft (GER) 6-2, 6-4
Sara Errani (ITA x16) bt Mayo Hibi (JPN) 6-0, 6-1
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) bt Annika Beck (GER) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) bt Tereza Mrdeza (CRO) 6-2, 6-2
Samantha Stosur (AUS x22) bt Tmea Babos (HUN) 6-3, 6-4
Flavia Pennetta (ITA x26) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
Monica Niculescu (ROM) bt Alexandra Panova (RUS) 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 6-3
Petra Cetkovsk (CZE) bt Christina McHale (USA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x4) bt Jamie Loeb (USA) 6-2, 6-0
Lesya Tsurenko (UKR) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE x6) 6-4, 6-1
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bt Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 6-1, 6-1
Mona Barthel (GER) bt Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-1
Olga Govortsova (BLR) bt Irina Begu (ROM x28) 6-1, 0-6, 7-6 (7/3)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR x20) bt Lucie Hradeck (CZE) 6-1, 6-2
Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-3, 6-1
Karin Knapp (ITA) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) 6-7 (1/7), 6-2, 6-4
Angelique Kerber (GER x11) bt Alexandra Dulgheru (ROM) 6-3, 6-1
Barbora Strycova (CZE) bt Timea Bacsinszky (SUI x14) 7-5, 6-0
Wang Qiang (CHN) bt Maria Sakkari (GRE) 7-5, 6-2
Camila Giorgi (ITA) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-3, 6-3
Sabine Lisicki (GER x24) bt Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 6-1, 6-4
Kurumi Nara (JPN) bt Alize Cornet (FRA x27) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Shelby Rogers (USA) bt Sachia Vickery (USA) 6-2, 6-2
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) bt Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 6-0, 6-3
Simona Halep (ROM x2) bt Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-2, 3-0 – retired
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