In the final match of the night session, big-serving local favourite Andy Roddick, the 2003 champion, powered down 15 aces to ease past Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.
Fifth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko made even smoother progress, charging into the second round with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 win over Israel`s Dudi Sela.
Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic, beaten in last year`s final by Roger Federer, survived an injury scare before beating Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-3 6-3 6-4 in the first round of the men`s event.
Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic, beaten in last year`s final by Roger Federer, survived an injury scare before beating Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-3 6-3 6-4 in the first round of the men`s event.
Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a slow start to beat Romanian teenager Sorana Cirstea 7-6, 6-1.
Second seed Jelena Jankovic squandered a match point in the second set before scraping past Swede Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 in the the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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