British tennis No. 1 Katie Boulter beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to achieve the US Open second spherical on Tuesday.
Sasnovich received a tense first set in scorching circumstances in New York, earlier than Boulter regained her composure to dominate the second and third units.
After her gradual begin, Boulter was happy with how she responded to get well and advance to the subsequent spherical.
“It is not straightforward popping out right here to play your first spherical towards somebody who has been high 30 – she is aware of the way to play tennis,” Boulter advised Sky Sport.
“I do know it might be a battle, she’s performed three matches on these courts. I really feel I got here out rather well however she responded rapidly within the first set.
“I attempted to reset and play a greater second and third and proud I managed to remain in there and convey degree to the courtroom.”
Within the males’s draw, fellow British No. 1 Jack Draper eased into the second spherical, comfortably beating China’s Zhang Zhizhen in a walkover.
Draper raced forward, dominating the primary two units 6-3, 6-0, earlier than Zhizhen withdrew whereas Draper was up 4-0 within the third set with a leg damage.
World No. 25 Draper seemed in ominous kind, firing down 5 aces on his option to the second spherical.
