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New York - South African tennis star Kevin Anderson has rallied past America’s Ryan Harrison to reach the US Open second round.
The fifth-seeded Anderson overcame a two sets to one deficit to beat the world No 53 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in four hours and 14 minutes.
Anderson fired 28 aces and 76 winners to see off the plucky American.
The South African, who reached the final at Flushing Meadows last year before losing to world No 1 Rafael Nadal, will next face Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, who defeated Russia’s Andrey Rublev 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Anderson defeated Chardy in straight sets in Cincinnati last week and will take a 2-1 head-to-head advantage into the clash.
Meanwhile earlier on Monday, South Africa’s Lloyd Harris was beaten 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 by Frenchman Gilles Simon.
It was the 21-year-old Harris’ first match in the main draw of a Grand Slam.
READ: Lloyd Harris' US Open qualification worth R770 000
US Open results on Monday, the first day of the 2018 tournament at Flushing Meadows (x denotes seeded player):
Men
First round
Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) bt David Ferrer (ESP) 6-3, 3-4 - retired
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) bt Lukas Lacko (SVK) 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) bt Gilles Muller (LUX) 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (9/11), 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 6-2
Karen Khachanov (RUS x27) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
Jack Sock (USA x18) bt Guido Andreozzi (ARG) 6-0, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2
Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) bt Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
Guido Pella (ARG) bt Casper Ruud (NOR) 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) bt Kyle Edmund (GBR x16) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1
Dominic Thiem (AUT x9) bt Mirza Basic (BIH) 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
Steve Johnson (USA) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-3, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3
Taylor Fritz (USA) bt Mischa Zverev (GER) 4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2
Jason Kubler (AUS) bt Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x19) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
Denis Shapovalov (CAN x28) bt Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 7-5, 5-7, 4-1 - retired
Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Sam Querrey (USA) 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-2, 2-1 - retired
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) bt Andrey Rublev (RUS) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Kevin Anderson (RSA x5) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 7-6 (7/4), 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Juan Martin del Potro (ARG x3) bt Donald Young (USA) 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
Denis Kudla (USA) bt Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 6-4, 7-5, 6-2
Andy Murray (GBR) bt James Duckworth (AUS) 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
Fernando Verdasco (ESP x31) bt Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-2, 7-5, 6-4
Borna Coric (CRO x20) bt Florian Mayer (GER) 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Roberto Carballs (ESP) bt Mitchell Krueger (USA) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3)
Daniil Medvedev (RUS) bt Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE x15) bt Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6-3, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4
John Isner (USA x11) bt Bradley Klahn (USA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-4
Nicolas Jarry (CHI) bt Peter Gojowczyk (GER) 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
Cameron Norrie (GBR) bt Jordan Thompson (AUS) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Dusan Lajovic (SRB) bt Damir Dzumhur (BIH x24) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4
Milos Raonic (CAN x25) bt Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
Gilles Simon (FRA) bt Lloyd Harris (RSA) 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
Ugo Humbert (FRA) bt Collin Altamirano (USA) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3
Stan Wawrinka (SUI) bt Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x8) 6-3, 6-2, 7-5
Women
First round
Kaia Kanepi (EST) bt Simona Halep (ROM x1) 6-2, 6-4
Jil Teichmann (SUI) bt Dalila Jakupovic (SLO) 6-3, 6-0
Vania King (USA) bt Natalia Vikhlyantseva (RUS) 7-6 (7/4), 6-3
Rebecca Peterson (SWE) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x27) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
Serena Williams (USA x17) bt Magda Linette (POL) 6-4, 6-0
Carina Witthoeft (GER) bt Caroline Dolehide (USA) 6-3, 7-6 (8/6)
Camila Giorgi (ITA) bt Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 6-4, 6-1
Venus Williams (USA x16) bt Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Garbine Muguruza (ESP x12) bt Zhang Shuai (CHN) 6-3, 6-0
Karolina Muchova (CZE) bt Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 6-4, 6-2
Lucie Safarova (CZE) bt Petra Martic (CRO) 6-4, 6-4
Ashleigh Barty (AUS x18) bt Ons Jabeur (TUN) 6-1, 6-3
Maria Sakkari (GRE x32) bt Asia Muhammed (USA) 6-3, 6-3
Sofia Kenin (USA) bt Madison Brengle (USA) 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4)
Ana Bogdan (ROM) bt Marie Bouzkov (CZE) 6-4, 6-2
Karolina Pliskova (CZE x8) bt Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)
Sloane Stephens (USA x3) bt Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 6-1, 7-5
Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) bt Kathinka Von Deichmann (LIE) 1-6, 7-6 (7/0), 5-2 -- retired
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bt Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) 6-3, 7-5
Daria Gavrilova (AUS x25) bt Sara Sorribes (ESP) 6-0, 6-0
Barbora Strycova (CZE x23) bt Danielle Lao (USA) 6-3, 6-4
Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) bt Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) 6-0, 6-3
Vera Lapko (BLR) bt Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 6-3, 6-3
Elise Mertens (BEL x15) bt Kurumi Nara (JPN) 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5
Julia Goerges (GER x9) bt Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) bt Heather Watson (GBR) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Claire Liu (USA) bt Polona Hercog (SLO) 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 6-4
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT x19) bt Donna Vekic (CRO) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Wang Qiang (CHN) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK x31) 6-2, 6-2
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROM) bt Jennifer Brady (USA) 6-3, 6-3
Tatjana Maria (GER) bt Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6-3, 6-3
Elina Svitolina (UKR x7) bt Sachia Vickery (USA) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
