Rain Doesn’t Delay Day One of 2010 U.S. Open Qualifiers
Despite two rain delays, most of the matches were completed on Day 1 of the 2010 U.S. Open Qualifying tournament at the USTA BIllie Jean King National Tennis Center. Among the notables who advanced were American Robert Kendrick, who defeated Madwe Middlekoop, 6-4,6-0 , as well as fellow Americans Bobby Reynolds and Ryan Harrison on the men’s side. Sloane Stephens moved on with a straight set victory on the women’s side.
Also seen on Tuesday were practice sessions from some of the big stars, including Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Murray. Day Two of qualifying tournament will take place Wednesday, and weather permitting, Americans Jesse Witten and Rajeev Ram will take to the courts, along with Blake Strode (winner of the U.S. Open National Playoff).
Long Island Tennis Magazine will be on-hand each day at the 2010 Open, from the qualifying matches through the finals and will bring you inside access from the U.S. Open over the next three weeks.
2010 U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament
Tuesday, August 24
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Flushing, N.Y.
Men’s Singles – First Round
â–ºJohn Millman (AUS) d. Evgeny Kirillov (RUS) 7-5, 6-1
â–ºPeter Polansky (CAN) d. Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) 6-1, 6-3
â–ºFranco Skugor (CRO) d. Carlos Salamanca (COL) [18] 6-4, 6-4
â–ºGreg Jones (AUS) d. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) [4] 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
â–ºDusan Lojda (CZE) d. Daniel King-Turner (NZL) 6-2, 6-2
â–ºRui Machado (POR) [10] d. Nick Lindahl (AUS) 6-2, 6-4
â–ºRyan Harrison (USA) d. Jonathan Dasnieres de Veigy (FRA) 6-1, 6-4
â–ºRicardo Hocevar (BRA) d. Greg Ouellette (USA) 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-1
â–ºConor Niland (IRL) [27] d. David Marrero (ESP) 6-0, 6-4
â–ºTatsuma Ito (JPN) d. Andrea Collarini (USA) 6-4, 6-2
â–ºNikola Mektic (CRO) d. Johannes Robert Van Overbeek (USA) 6-4, 6-0
â–ºRobert Kendrick (USA) [22] d. Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 6-4, 6-0
â–ºStephane Bohli (SUI) [12] d. Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 6-3, 6-3
â–ºFrank Dancevic (CAN) d. Ivo Minar (CZE) 6-2, 6-3
â–ºAlexandre Kudryavtsev (RUS) d. Yannick Mertens (BEL) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
â–ºMichael Lammer (SUI) d. Martin Fischer (AUT) [13] 6-3, 6-3
â–ºJan Hernych (CZE) d. Riccardo Ghedin (ITA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
â–ºBobby Reynolds (USA) d. Chris Guccione (AUS) 7-6(4), 6-3
â–ºAdrian Mannarino (FRA) [26] d. Dieter Kindlmann (GER) 6-4, 6-4
Women’s Singles–First Round
â–ºZuzana Kucova (SVK) [12] d. Alison Riske (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
â–ºPetra Cetkovska (CZE) d. Cagla Buyukakcay (TUR) 7-5, 6-4
â–ºZuzana Ondraskova (CZE) [13] d. Alexandra Mueller (USA) 6-4, 6-1
â–ºSloane Stephens (USA) d. Anais Laurendon (FRA) 6-4, 6-1
â–ºAnna Tatishvili (GEO) d. Irena Pavlovic (FRA) 6-2, 6-3
â–ºAnna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) [30] d. Rika Fujiwara (JPN) 7-5, 6-3
â–ºValeria Savinykh (RUS) d. Rossana De Los Rios (PAR) [14] 6-3, 6-4
â–ºOlga Savchuk (UKR) d. Alexa Glatch (USA) 7-6(9), 4-6, 6-3
â–ºMisaki Doi (JPN) d. Stephanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) 6-0, 6-0
â–ºKatie O’Brien (GBR) [19] d. Lesya Tsurenko (UKR) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
â–ºElena Bovina (RUS) d. Tatjana Malek (GER) [15] 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-1
â–ºSania Mirza (IND) d. Ksenia Lykina (RUS) 6-2, 6-2
â–ºXinyun Han (CHN) d. Julia Schruff (GER) 6-2, 7-5
â–ºCatalina Castano (COL) d. Olivia Sanchez (FRA) [20] 6-4, 6-4
â–ºAnastasiya Yakimova (BLR) [16] d. Iryna Kuryanovich (BLR) 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
â–ºMichelle Larcher De Brito (POR) d. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 6-4, 6-4
â–ºAlexandra Panova (RUS) [23] d. Margalita Chakhnashvili (GEO) 6-4, 6-0
All photos credited to Kenneth B. Goldberg
Andy Roddick gets in some practice hits at a damp USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York as he preps for the 2010 U.S. Open
The groundskeepers do their best to combat Mother Nature and dry off the practice courts
Men’s singles top-seeded Rafael Nadal practices in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
Marin Cilic on the practice courts
