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Smooth sailing for Federer, Murray
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 03 - 09 - 2015

NEW YORK — Roger Federer glided into the second round on a hot, steamy day at Flushing Meadows, while Andy Murray ushered talented young Australian Nick Kyrgios out of another Grand Slam event at the US Open Tuesday.

Murray had beaten 37th-ranked Kyrgios in straight sets in their three previous meetings, eliminating him this year from two other Grand Slams, in the Australian quarterfinals and third round of the French Open.

The third-seeded Scotsman sent Kyrgios packing in the first round after playing straight man to the flippant Australian, who unnecessarily tried ‘tweener' shots through his legs and jumped extravagantly on routine forehands that he buried into the net.

Earlier, second seed Federer was the envy of a clutch of men's players made to work overtime in the 90-degree heat by quickly dismissing his opening opponent.

Federer, who has been in sizzling form since reaching the Wimbledon final, dashed past 34th-ranked Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to launch his campaign for a sixth US Open crown and first slam title since the 2012 Wimbledon.

“I feel good now,” said Federer. “I actually wasn't so confident. I just felt like maybe (this) could be one of those matches I just couldn't see coming.

Murray next meets French left-hander Adrian Mannarino, while Federer faces Belgian Steve Darcis, who advanced 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2, 3-1 when Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus retired.

Baghdatis became the fifth player to retire Tuesday after seven quit their matches Monday as the toll of late season injuries and the searing heat presented severe challenges at the US National Tennis Center.

Among other shortened matches, Australian Lleyton Hewitt, the 2001 US Open winner, advanced 6-0, 7-6(2), 1-0 when Aleksandr Nedovyseov of Kazakhstan retired.

Misfortune favored the French and went the other way for the Aussies when 12th seed Richard Gasquet advanced 4-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 2-0 when Thanasi Kokkinakis retired.

Other players were sorely tested on the court.

Three players in the bottom half of the men's draw had to go the distance under the sun, including French 11th seed Gilles Simon, who looked to have iced victory after taking a 6-2, 6-4, 3-0 lead over American Donald Young.
But the Frenchman stumbled, and the 26-year-old American, once hailed as the next great US player, saw an opportunity and turned the match upside down for a 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win.

In another wrenching defeat for France, Paul-Henri Mathieu fell to Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in five sets 6-4, 2-6, 6-7(7), 6-1, 6-2 victory.
Dutchman Robin Haase also made a Houdini-like escape against Germany's Dustin Brown to register a 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 victory.

On the women's side, second seed Simona Halep of Romania also had an abbreviated match as she advanced 6-2, 3-0 after 47 minutes on court as New Zealand's Marina Erakovic retired with a knee injury.

Also sprinting to victory was fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki, who dismissed US national college champion Jamie Loeb 6-2, 6-0, and fifth-seeded, two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova beat Germany's Laura Siegemund 6-1, 6-1.

The women's draw continued to produce upsets as Czech sixth seed and French Open finalist Lucie Safarova fell 6-4, 6-1 to Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko. — Reuters


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