US Open: Kasatkina recovers to battle past tough Kenin test

Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 13 seed, advanced to the third round of the US Open by edging out American Sofia Kenin 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Kenin came out of the blocks quickly, breaking her Russian opponent twice en route to an impressive first set win, taking the opener 6-2.

After then leading in the second set courtesy of an early break, the 2020 Australian Open champion looked on course for a thoroughly impressive straight sets win over the world No 14.

However, a break back from Kasatkina in the middle stanza changed the complexion of the match entirely.

Kasatkina then broke again to take the match into a decider, one that she narrowly edged after a firm resistance from the American finally broke.

Kasatkina, ranked No 14, will face the winner of the match between Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen and American qualifier Sachia Vickery next.

In the previous round of the Flushing Meadow tournament, the Russian won against American Alycia Parks (2-6, 6-4, 6-2).

Kenin, ranked No 101, beat Romanian Ana Bogdan (7-6 (2), 6-4) during the first round of the Flushing Meadow tournament.

New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 44.700.000, most recent results first):

• Patricia Maria Tig vs. Jessica Pegula
• Greet Minnen vs. Sachia Vickery
• Ons Jabeur vs. Linda Noskova
• Marie Bouzkova (31) beat Petra Martic: 6-1, 6-2
• Marketa Vondrousova (9) beat Martina Trevisan: 6-2, 6-2
• Madison Keys (17) beat Yanina Wickmayer (LL): 6-1, 6-2
• Elina Svitolina (26) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (22) beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-1, 6-3
• Clara Burel beat Karolina Pliskova (25): 6-4, 6-2
• Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Jodie Burrage: 6-3, 6-2
• Liudmila Samsonova (14) beat Tamara Korpatsch: 6-3, 6-3
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Eva Lys (Q): 6-3, 6-2
• Qinwen Zheng (23) beat Kaia Kanepi: 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
• Peyton Stearns beat Clara Tauson: 6-3, 6-0
• Katie Boulter beat Yafan Wang (Q): 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
• Caroline Wozniacki (WC) beat Petra Kvitova (11): 7-5, 7-6 (5)
• Jelena Ostapenko (20) beat Elina Avanesyan: 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
• Jennifer Brady beat Magda Linette (24): 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
• Elena Rybakina vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
• Bernarda Pera beat Xiyu Wang: 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Lin Zhu beat Victoria Azarenka (18): 6-3, 6-3
• Sorana Cirstea (30) beat Anna Kalinskaya: 6-3, 6-4
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Daria Saville: 6-3, 6-4
• Karolina Muchova (10) beat Magdalena Frech: 6-3, 6-3
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Rebeka Masarova: 7-6, 6-2
• Xinyu Wang beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
• Coco Gauff (6) beat Mirra Andreeva: 6-3, 6-2
• Belinda Bencic (15) beat Yuriko Miyazaki (Q): 6-3, 6-3
• Kaja Juvan (Q) beat Lauren Davis: 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3
• Taylor Townsend beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (19): 7-6 (1), 7-5
• Elise Mertens (32) beat Danielle Collins: 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-1