{"id":3053,"date":"2015-09-02T13:18:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T06:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=3053"},"modified":"2015-09-02T13:18:50","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T06:18:50","slug":"kevin-anderson-into-us-open-second-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/tennis\/kevin-anderson-into-us-open-second-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Anderson into US Open second round"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa\u2019s Kevin Anderson on Tuesday reached the second round of the US Open in New York, beating Russia\u2019s Andrey Rublev in straight sets.<\/p>\n

The 15th seeded Anderson prevailed in a tight encounter, 7-6 (7\/1), 6-7 (5\/7), 7-5, 6-3.<\/p>\n

Anderson will next face unseeded American Austin Krajicek, who upset Colombia\u2019s Santiago Giraldo 3-6, 7-6 (8\/6), 7-6 (8\/6), 7-6 (7\/1).<\/p>\n

US Open results on Tuesday, the second day of the 2015 tournament at Flushing Meadows (x denotes seeded player):<\/p>\n

Men<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

First round<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stan Wawrinka (SUI x5) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (8\/6)<\/p>\n

Hyeon Chung (KOR) bt James Duckworth (AUS) 6-3, 6-1, 6-2<\/p>\n

Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) bt Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4<\/p>\n

Jack Sock (USA x28) bt Vctor Estrella (DOM) 6-2, 6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n

Viktor Troicki (SRB x22) bt Francis Tiafoe (USA) 7-5, 6-4, 6-3<\/p>\n

Rajeev Ram (USA) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 7-6 (7\/3), 6-4, 6-1<\/p>\n

Aljaz Bedene (GBR) bt Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 3-6, 6-4, 3-0 – retired<\/p>\n

Donald Young (USA) bt Gilles Simon (FRA x11) 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4<\/p>\n

Kevin Anderson (RSA x15) bt Andrey Rublev (RUS) 7-6 (7\/1), 6-7 (5\/7), 7-5, 6-3<\/p>\n

Austin Krajicek (USA) bt Santiago Giraldo (COL) 3-6, 7-6 (8\/6), 7-6 (8\/6), 7-6 (7\/1)<\/p>\n

Denis Istomin (UZB) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-7 (9\/11), 6-4, 6-4, 6-1<\/p>\n

Dominic Thiem (AUT x20) bt Daniel Gimeno (ESP) 7-5, 6-3, 7-5<\/p>\n

Thomaz Belluci (BRA x30) bt James Ward (GBR) 6-1, 7-5, 6-3<\/p>\n

Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-7 (7\/9), 6-1, 6-2<\/p>\n

Adrian Mannarino (FRA) bt Konstantin Kravchuk (RUS) 7-6 (8\/6), 6-4, 6-1<\/p>\n

Andy Murray (GBR x3) bt Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1<\/p>\n

Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) bt Bjorn Fratangelo (USA) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4<\/p>\n

Jurgen Melzer (AUT) bt Denis Kudla (USA) 6-3, 7-5, 6-1<\/p>\n

Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt Sam Querrey (USA) 7-5, 7-6 (8\/6), 7-5<\/p>\n

Guillermo Garcia Lopez (ESP x31) bt Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 7-6 (7\/4).4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1<\/p>\n

Bernard Tomic (AUS x24) bt Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 5-7, 7-6 (7\/4), 6-4, 6-3<\/p>\n

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bt Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 6-0, 7-6 (7\/2), 1-0 – retired<\/p>\n

Robin Haase (NED) bt Dustin Brown (GER) 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4<\/p>\n

Richard Gasquet (FRA x12) bt Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 4-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 2-0 – retired<\/p>\n

John Isner (USA x13) bt Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n

Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) bt John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7\/4)<\/p>\n

Jir Vesel (CZE) bt Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4<\/p>\n

Ivo Karlovic (CRO x21) bt Federico Del Bonis (ARG) 6-3, 7-5, 7-5<\/p>\n

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x29) bt Alexander Zverev (GER) 6-7 (0\/7), 6-2, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4<\/p>\n

Lukas Rosol (CZE) bt Jared Donaldson (USA) 7-6 (9\/7), 6-0, 7-6 (7\/4)<\/p>\n

Steve Darcis (BEL) bt Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-7 (2\/7), 6-3, 6-2, 3-1 – retired<\/p>\n

Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-1, 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\n

Women<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

First round<\/strong><\/p>\n

Petra Kvitova (CZE x5) bt Laura Siegemund (GER) 6-1, 6-1<\/p>\n

Nicole Gibbs (USA) bt Lourdes Domnguez (ESP) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4<\/p>\n

Danka Kovinic (MNE) bt Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1<\/p>\n

Anna Karolna Schmiedlov (SVK x32) bt Julia Goerges (GER) 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n

Andrea Petkovic (GER x18) bt Caroline Garcia (FRA) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5<\/p>\n

Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Laura Robson (GBR) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5<\/p>\n

Johanna Konta (GBR) bt Louisa Chirico (USA) 6-3, 6-0<\/p>\n

Garbie Muguruza (ESP x9) bt Carina Witthoeft (GER) 6-2, 6-4<\/p>\n

Sara Errani (ITA x16) bt Mayo Hibi (JPN) 6-0, 6-1<\/p>\n

Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) bt Annika Beck (GER) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4<\/p>\n

Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) bt Tereza Mrdeza (CRO) 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\n

Samantha Stosur (AUS x22) bt Tmea Babos (HUN) 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n

Flavia Pennetta (ITA x26) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1<\/p>\n

Monica Niculescu (ROM) bt Alexandra Panova (RUS) 7-6 (7\/3), 5-7, 6-3<\/p>\n

Petra Cetkovsk (CZE) bt Christina McHale (USA) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3<\/p>\n

Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x4) bt Jamie Loeb (USA) 6-2, 6-0<\/p>\n

Lesya Tsurenko (UKR) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE x6) 6-4, 6-1<\/p>\n

Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bt Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 6-1, 6-1<\/p>\n

Mona Barthel (GER) bt Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 5-7, 7-6 (7\/4), 6-1<\/p>\n

Olga Govortsova (BLR) bt Irina Begu (ROM x28) 6-1, 0-6, 7-6 (7\/3)<\/p>\n

Victoria Azarenka (BLR x20) bt Lucie Hradeck (CZE) 6-1, 6-2<\/p>\n

Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-3, 6-1<\/p>\n

Karin Knapp (ITA) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) 6-7 (1\/7), 6-2, 6-4<\/p>\n

Angelique Kerber (GER x11) bt Alexandra Dulgheru (ROM) 6-3, 6-1<\/p>\n

Barbora Strycova (CZE) bt Timea Bacsinszky (SUI x14) 7-5, 6-0<\/p>\n

Wang Qiang (CHN) bt Maria Sakkari (GRE) 7-5, 6-2<\/p>\n

Camila Giorgi (ITA) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-3, 6-3<\/p>\n

Sabine Lisicki (GER x24) bt Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 6-1, 6-4<\/p>\n

Kurumi Nara (JPN) bt Alize Cornet (FRA x27) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4<\/p>\n

Shelby Rogers (USA) bt Sachia Vickery (USA) 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\n

Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) bt Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 6-0, 6-3<\/p>\n

Simona Halep (ROM x2) bt Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-2, 3-0 – retired<\/p>\n

Source – Sport24<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo Credit – niptara.com<\/a><\/p>\n

South Africa Today Sport – Tennis<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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