_Īmerican Jack Sock, who retired because of heat illness while up two sets to one in his second-round U.S. Kvitova routed 126th-ranked qualifier Laura Siegemund 6-1, 6-1 in the first round. The 117th-ranked Gibbs, who got in on a wild card, reached the third round at last year’s U.S.
Playing with her right thigh wrapped, Kvitova didn’t face a break point. The fifth-seeded Czech lefty defeated American Nicole Gibbs 6-3, 6-4 in 70 minutes Thursday in the second round of the U.S. Petra Kvitova easily beat a second straight opponent ranked outside the top 100. “It’s just nice to be back on court, playing well,” Rogers said. Nara, ranked 82nd, had upset 27th-seeded Alize Cornet in the first round. Playing in her ninth career major, the 154th-ranked Rogers beat Kurumi Nara of Japan 6-4, 6-4. Rogers, who was sidelined by a right knee injury earlier this year, reached the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time Thursday. “It’s always fun to see the fans come out and kind of have a little pride for playing for your country.” “There was a guy wearing American flag pants, the bandana,” she said. Open, she couldn’t help noticing the home crowd cheering her on. _Īs American qualifier Shelby Rogers achieved a personal milestone at the U.S. He considers himself a mentor to the 22-year-old Tomic, who is seeded 24th, and didn’t look forward to playing him. The 34-year-old Hewitt plans to retire after the Australian Open. Tomic had a chance to serve out the match in the fourth, but Hewitt broke on the way to winning four straight games to close the set. The 2001 champ dropped the first two sets to fellow Australian Bernard Tomic on Thursday but has rallied to send it to five. Lleyton Hewitt isn’t going to let his final U.S.
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