Big-hitting German to face Andy Murray on Wednesday
Simona Halep comes from behind to beat Danielle Collins
The heat kicked in at Flushing Meadows on the first day of the US Open but only a couple of tall poppies wilted notably the former world top-10 player Radek Stepanek, who lost in straight sets to the world No 235, Matthias Bachinger.
The 27-year-old German, who has a big serve and solid ground strokes, plays Andy Murray next for the first time since they were juniors. On Monday he was simply too lively for Stepanek, who beat Murray at Queens this year, and he took an hour and a half to win 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
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Simona Halep comes from behind to beat Danielle Collins
The heat kicked in at Flushing Meadows on the first day of the US Open but only a couple of tall poppies wilted notably the former world top-10 player Radek Stepanek, who lost in straight sets to the world No 235, Matthias Bachinger.
The 27-year-old German, who has a big serve and solid ground strokes, plays Andy Murray next for the first time since they were juniors. On Monday he was simply too lively for Stepanek, who beat Murray at Queens this year, and he took an hour and a half to win 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 18 hours ago.