ATP News: Nur englische Version vorhanden
Fourth seed Andy Murray came through an early test to beat World No. 64 Somdev Devvarman of India 7-6(5) 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday at the US Open.
Ninth seeds Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner avoided successive first-round losses at the US Open when they beat Santiago Gonzalez and Jamie Murray 6-3, 6-0 in 52 minutes.
French wild card Julien Benneteau knocked out No. 10 seed Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday for a place in the US Open second round.
Fifth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi survived a second set blip to secure their place in the US Open second round, defeating Americans Robby Ginepri and Rhyne Williams 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 on Tuesday at Flushing Meadows.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal was given a workout in his opening match at the US Open, coming through an entertaining clash with Kazakhstan’s Andrey Golubev 6-3, 7-6(1), 7-5 on Tuesday night in New York.
Frank Dancevic becomes the first player in Grand Slam history to qualify into all four majors in the one season.