Serena Williams reached second round of US Open easily. File Pic.[/caption]Internet Desk: It was an easy day for Andy Murray and Serena Williams in the US Open second day. Both of them won their respective matches. However, Serena Williams struggled to win her match.
The British tennis star was looking devastating yesterday when he took over Lukas Rosol of Czech Republic. He won the match by 6-3 6-2 6-2.
Previous day when Djokovic struggled for his injury while winning his match, question was raised regarding the quality of this US Open. However, the match of Murray negated those thoughts.
"I've always enjoyed playing here, I haven't lost too many matches on this court," Murray told Darren Cahill on Arthur Ashe Stadium. He added "Armstrong is the one I've struggled on. Hopefully I can play here a few more times."
Quote of Murray also confirms that how easily he played his match. He said, "It was a tough start, he had chances early on, but once I got a break up I started to relax and played well."
In another match Serena Williams went past Ekaterina Makarova of Russia to reach the second round. She won it by 6-3 6-3.
Serena wrapped up the match by 63minutes. This win will definitely increase her confidence for this US Open as this is her first match of the Grand Slam. The match also showed glimpses like world no.1 women singles player, the position of Serena which was under threat.
Sister of Serena however, won her match losing one set. Venus Williams won over Ukraine’s Kateryna Kozlova by 6-2 7-5 6-4.
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