NEW YORK: Past US Open runners-up Kei Nishikori and Karolina Pliskova advanced to the third round of the Grand Slam event on a rainy Wednesday ...
NEW YORK: Past US Open runners-up Kei Nishikori and Karolina Pliskova advanced to the third round of the Grand Slam event on a rainy Wednesday when most matches were delayed by showers.
Czech third seed Pliskova, seeking her first Grand Slam title and the world number one ranking, ousted 202nd-ranked Georgian qualifier Mariam Bolkvadze 6-1, 6-4 in 66 minutes.AdvertisementPliskova, the 2016 US Open runner-up, was pleased with her serve, winning 26 of 29 first-serve points and connecting on 67 percent of first serves.
Djokovic, winner of four of the past five Slam titles and 16 in all, meets Argentina's 56th-ranked Juan Ignacio Londero in the other night feature. The Serbian star is trying to become the first back-to-back Open champion since Federer's run from 2004-2008. Klahn saved a match point in the seventh game to start a run where he won 12 of 15 points. He denied another Nishikori match point and held serve to 5-5.
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