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Aussies in action on Day 3

WOMEN’S SINGLES – SECOND ROUND

[Q] Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) v [13] Sara Errani (ITA) – Court 5, fifth match

Can the Rodionova juggernaut carry on? The Australian has won four matches on the trot after coming through qualifying and then upsetting highly-fancied Italian Camila Giorgi in the main draw. In the second round, she comes up against Giorgi’s compatriot Sara Errani, a semifinalist at Flushing Meadows in 2012. Rodionova’s hope lies in the fact that Errani’s lead-in to New York has been below-par – playing at Montreal, Cincinnati and New Haven, the 13th seed won just one match in total. Nor is the diminutive Italian going to blow the Australian off the court. Expect a gritty fight between two experienced campaigners.

MEN’S SINGLES – FIRST ROUND

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v [6] Tomas Berdych (CZE) – Arthur Ashe Stadium, second match

It’s hard to know who has been dealt the tougher draw here. From Hewitt’s perspective, finding himself up against the No.6 seed is one of the hardest opening-round tests, although the Aussie veteran has a history of upsetting the big names early. Last year at Flushing Meadows he ousted No.5 seed Juan Martin del Potro on this very court in the second round, while at Wimbledon 2013, 10th seed Stan Wawrinka was his first-round victim. For Berdych, coming up against a former world No.1 and past winner of this title would hardly be to his liking, especially given his North American hardcourt form leading into the US Open has been slightly patchy. Fans are in for a treat when this decorated pair take to the world’s biggest court for their stoush on Wednesday.

MEN’S DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND

Nick Kyrgios (AUS)/Bernard Tomic (AUS) v [11] Marcel Granollers (ESP)/Marc Lopez (ESP) – Court 8, fourth match

Matt Ebden (AUS)/Ivo Karlovic (CRO) v Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)/Jiri Vesely (CZE) – Court 15, first match

Sam Groth (AUS)/Chris Guccione (AUS) v Jonathan Marray (GBR)/Gilles Muller (LUX) – Court 15, fifth match

WOMEN’S DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND

[10] Ash Barty (AUS)/Casey Dellacqua (AUS) v Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)/Alicja Rosolska (POL) – Court 8, second match

Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS)/Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) v Kristina Barrois (GER)/Annika Beck (GER) – Court 15, fourth match

Aussie results Day 2

MEN’S SINGLES – FIRST ROUND

[WC] Bernard Tomic (AUS) d Dustin Brown (GER) 7-6(2) 6-4 7-6(3)

Sam Groth (AUS) d Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3

[2] Roger Federer (SUI) d Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 6-3 6-4 7-6(4)

WOMEN’S SINGLES – FIRST ROUND

[24] Sam Stosur (AUS) d Lauren Davis (USA) 6-1 6-4

[29] Casey Dellacqua (AUS) d Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 7-5 6-3

[27] Madison Keys (USA) d [W] Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 6-0 6-3

[30] Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) d [Q] Ash Barty (AUS) 6-1 6-3

[15] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) d Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 3-6 6-2 6-1