NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Highlights of the third day at the U.S. Open in New York yesterday. The Grand Slam is being played without spectators due to the COVID-10 pandemic. (Times ET; GMT-4):
American Alison Riske, seeded 13th, was stunned by compatriot Ann Li in a 6-0 6-3 second-round defeat.
World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a sloppy start to beat Britain’s Kyle Edmund 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-2, extending his winning streak to 25 matches in 2020.
Fifth seed Alexander Zverev was stretched to four sets in a 7-5 6-7(8) 6-3 6-1 second-round win over American teenager Brandon Nakashima.
Germany’s Zverev, whose serve was unbroken in the match, smashed 24 aces past the 19-year-old Nakashima in a hard-fought victory.
Czech sixth seed Petra Kvitova struck 33 winners in a dominant display to dispatch Ukrainian Kateryna Kozlova 7-6(3) 6-2.
France’s Kristina Mladenovic, seeded 30th, failed to convert four match points as she was stunned by Russian youngster Varvara Gracheva 1-6 7-6(2) 6-0 in the second round.
Estonia’s 14th seed Anett Kontaveit comfortably beat Kaja Juvan 6-4 6-1 in the second round.
Kontaveit hit 25 winners and won 21 points at the net against her Slovenian opponent.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich caused an upset in the women’s draw when she knocked out the Czech Republic’s 12th seed Marketa Vondrousova 6-1 6-2 in the second round.
Sasnovich saved six break points and converted four to finish the match in 65 minutes.
In the battle of the two Germans, 17th seed Angelique Kerber beat Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-3 7-6(6) to move into round three.
