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Wawrinka hands Dimitrov second successive Grand Slam defeat

New York - Former champion Stan Wawrinka defeated Grigor Dimitrov for the second successive Grand Slam on Monday, knocking the eighth-seeded Bulgarian out in the US Open first round.

Wawrinka, the 2016 winner who missed last year's tournament as he underwent two knee surgeries, swept to a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium to repeat his opening round triumph over Dimitrov at Wimbledon.

"The last time I played on this great court, I won the title so it was great to be able to come back and play again," said the 33-year-old Swiss.

"The level was really high, there were lots of emotions out there.

"It's always tough to play your best in the first round."

Wawrinka, the former world number three, now down at 101, shrugged off having to take a medical time-out early in the third set.

"It was very humid and I felt something. I am just coming back from injury so you never know how your body will react."

Wawrinka will next face either Ugo Humbert of France or Colin Altamirano of the United States for a place in the last 32.

US Open results on Monday, the first day of the 2018 tournament at Flushing Meadows (x denotes seeded player):

Men

1st round

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

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

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

Stan Wawrinka (SUI) bt Grigor Dimitrov (BUL x8) 6-3, 6-2, 7-5

Women

1st 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

Vera Lapko (BLR) bt Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 6-3, 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

Elina Svitolina (UKR x7) bt Sachia Vickery (USA) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1



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