Final yr’s US Open runner-up, American Jessica Pegra, handed Anna Brinkova 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday, taking simply 64 minutes to advance to the third spherical at Flushing Meadows for the sixth consecutive yr.
Since its inception in 2021, the fourth seed Pegra has gained 32 video games within the exhausting courtroom majors.
Pegra, 31, solely dropped eight video games in two video games. This yr’s US Open marks its sixteenth, third look within the slam.
She is going to lower out work for her within the subsequent spherical. She is going to face Australia’s two-time Open champion and former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, who has not been seeded within the event.
Azarenka, 36, a three-time US open finalist, gained her a hundredth profession match within the exhausting courtroom main, beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-3 early on Wednesday. She grew to become the fifth girl to succeed in that mark together with Serena Williams (200), Venus Williams (133), Steffy Graf (118) and Lindsay Davenport (118).
Taking part in Pegra and reaching the second spherical was tenth seed Emmanavaro, who defeated Cathy McNally 6-2, 6-1 in a nationwide match within the grandstands.
British Emma Radukanu has additionally grow to be the primary Indonesian to win a Grand Slam Singles match in 22 years within the earlier spherical. Raducanu solely dropped six video games on this event. Her earlier worst got here when she gained the 2021 US Open and dropped 11 video games in two rounds.
Alexandra Eerra made historical past in Spherical 1 as the primary participant to signify the Philippines to win a Grand Slam match through the Open period, and noticed New York’s run finish with Spain’s Christina Bussa 6-4, 6-3.
ESPN analysis contributed to this report.
