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Cape Town - South Africa's lone hope in the women's singles at the US Open at Flushing Meadows, Chanelle Scheepers, has crashed out of the tournament in the first round.
Scheepers lost in three sets to American Christina McHale 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (7/5).
SA's only chance in the men's singles, Kevin Anderson, will play his opening round match against Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas later on Wednesday.
Results on Tuesday from the second day of the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of 2014 (x denotes seeded player):
Men
First round
Sam Querrey (USA) bt Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP x28) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) bt Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5
John Isner (USA x13) bt Marcos Giron (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 7-6 (7/2)
Kei Nishikori (JPN x10) bt Wayne Odesnik (USA) 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Pablo Andujar (ESP) bt Jack Sock (USA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 - retired
Borna Coric (CRO) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE x29) 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) bt Igor Sijsling (NED) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
Gilles Simon (FRA x26) bt Radu Albot (MDA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Federico Del Bonis (ARG) bt Noah Rubin (USA) 6-4, 6-3, 6-0
Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt Dustin Brown (GER) 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3)
David Ferrer (ESP x4) bt Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-1, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Gael Monfils (FRA x20) bt Jared Donaldson (USA) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) bt Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) bt Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-1, 6-2, 2-1 - retired
Richard Gasquet (FRA x12) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-5, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4
Fabio Fognini (ITA x15) bt Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) bt Pere Riba (ESP) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
Tim Smyczek (USA) bt Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5)
Roberto Bautista (ESP x17) bt Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 5-7, 7-6 (7/1), 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
Ivo Karlovic (CRO x25) bt Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Marcel Granollers (ESP) bt Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, 6-2
Sam Groth (AUS) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3
Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)
Women
First round
Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Taylor Townsend (USA) 6-3, 6-1
Vania King (USA) bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bt Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 7-5, 6-2
Mona Barthel (GER) bt Zhang Shuai (CHN x32) 6-1, 6-2
Samantha Stosur (AUS x24) bt Lauren Davis (USA) 6-1, 6-4
Kaia Kanepi (EST) bt Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 6-1
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) bt Donna Vekic (CRO) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP x15) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Flavia Pennetta (ITA x11) bt Julia Goerges (GER) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Shelby Rogers (USA) bt Maryna Zanevska (UKR) 6-4, 6-3
Nicole Gibbs (USA) bt Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x23) bt Teliana Pereira (BRA) 6-2, 6-0
Casey Dellacqua (AUS x29) bt Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 7-5, 6-3
Wang Qiang (CHN) bt Paula Kania (POL) 6-2, 6-0
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) bt Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-2, 6-2
Ana Ivanovic (SRB x8) bt Alison Riske (USA) 6-3, 6-0
Petra Kvitova (CZE) bt Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-1, 6-0
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) bt Klara Koukalova (CZE) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) bt Katarzyna Piter (POL) 6-4, 6-1
Madison Keys (USA x27) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 6-0, 6-3
Marina Erakovic (NZL) bt Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS x20) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3)
Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) 6-0, 7-5
Christina McHale (USA) bt Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (7/5)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR x16) bt Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 6-1
CiCi Bellis (USA) bt Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x12) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Zarina Diyas (KAZ) bt Lesya Tsurenko (UKR) 6-1, 6-2
Polona Hercog (SLO) bt Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-2, 7-6 (7/4)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS x17) bt Grace Min (USA) 6-4, 6-2
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE x30) bt Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 6-1, 6-3
Monica Niculescu (ROM) bt Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 7-5
Sorana Cirstea (ROM) bt Heather Watson (GBR) 6-1, 6-1
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN x7) bt Olga Govortsova (BLR) 6-2, 6-1
Scheepers lost in three sets to American Christina McHale 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (7/5).
SA's only chance in the men's singles, Kevin Anderson, will play his opening round match against Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas later on Wednesday.
Results on Tuesday from the second day of the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of 2014 (x denotes seeded player):
Men
First round
Sam Querrey (USA) bt Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP x28) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) bt Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5
John Isner (USA x13) bt Marcos Giron (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 7-6 (7/2)
Kei Nishikori (JPN x10) bt Wayne Odesnik (USA) 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Pablo Andujar (ESP) bt Jack Sock (USA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 - retired
Borna Coric (CRO) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE x29) 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM) bt Igor Sijsling (NED) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
Gilles Simon (FRA x26) bt Radu Albot (MDA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Federico Del Bonis (ARG) bt Noah Rubin (USA) 6-4, 6-3, 6-0
Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt Dustin Brown (GER) 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3)
David Ferrer (ESP x4) bt Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-1, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Gael Monfils (FRA x20) bt Jared Donaldson (USA) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) bt Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) bt Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-1, 6-2, 2-1 - retired
Richard Gasquet (FRA x12) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-5, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4
Fabio Fognini (ITA x15) bt Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) bt Pere Riba (ESP) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
Tim Smyczek (USA) bt Filip Krajinovic (SRB) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5)
Roberto Bautista (ESP x17) bt Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 5-7, 7-6 (7/1), 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
Ivo Karlovic (CRO x25) bt Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Marcel Granollers (ESP) bt Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 7-6 (7/1), 6-3, 6-2
Sam Groth (AUS) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3
Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)
Women
First round
Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Taylor Townsend (USA) 6-3, 6-1
Vania King (USA) bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bt Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 7-5, 6-2
Mona Barthel (GER) bt Zhang Shuai (CHN x32) 6-1, 6-2
Samantha Stosur (AUS x24) bt Lauren Davis (USA) 6-1, 6-4
Kaia Kanepi (EST) bt Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 7-6 (7/3), 3-6, 6-1
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) bt Donna Vekic (CRO) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP x15) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Flavia Pennetta (ITA x11) bt Julia Goerges (GER) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Shelby Rogers (USA) bt Maryna Zanevska (UKR) 6-4, 6-3
Nicole Gibbs (USA) bt Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x23) bt Teliana Pereira (BRA) 6-2, 6-0
Casey Dellacqua (AUS x29) bt Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 7-5, 6-3
Wang Qiang (CHN) bt Paula Kania (POL) 6-2, 6-0
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) bt Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-2, 6-2
Ana Ivanovic (SRB x8) bt Alison Riske (USA) 6-3, 6-0
Petra Kvitova (CZE) bt Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-1, 6-0
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) bt Klara Koukalova (CZE) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) bt Katarzyna Piter (POL) 6-4, 6-1
Madison Keys (USA x27) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 6-0, 6-3
Marina Erakovic (NZL) bt Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS x20) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3)
Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) 6-0, 7-5
Christina McHale (USA) bt Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (7/5)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR x16) bt Misaki Doi (JPN) 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 6-1
CiCi Bellis (USA) bt Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x12) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Zarina Diyas (KAZ) bt Lesya Tsurenko (UKR) 6-1, 6-2
Polona Hercog (SLO) bt Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-2, 7-6 (7/4)
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS x17) bt Grace Min (USA) 6-4, 6-2
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE x30) bt Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 6-1, 6-3
Monica Niculescu (ROM) bt Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 7-5
Sorana Cirstea (ROM) bt Heather Watson (GBR) 6-1, 6-1
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN x7) bt Olga Govortsova (BLR) 6-2, 6-1
