U.S. Open 2012: Federer Cruises, Americans Fish, Blake Advance

2012 U.S. Open Tennis Schedule And TV Coverage: Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Serena Williams Highlight Day 2

The 2012 U.S. Open tennis tournament continues in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., as many marquee names take to the court for their opening-round matches on the second day.

Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, and Serena Williams all will take the court in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday.

Roddick, the 2002 champion and No. 20 seed, faces fellow American Rhyne Williams at 1 pm. Roddick reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open a year ago. He has not reached as far as the semifinals since he was the runner-up in 2006.

The second-seeded and defending champion Djokovic is looking to bounce back from disappointing finishes at Wimbledon and the Olympics, where he failed to reach the final. He will face Italian Paolo Lorenzi at 7 p.m.

Williams looks to continue her summer hot streak as she faces Coco Vandeweghe. Williams has won this event three times and reached the final in 2010, her most recent appearance. She will play immediately following the conclusion of the Djokovic match.

All matches will be broadcast on either the Tennis Channel or ESPN2. The full schedule of the US Open's events can be found on the tournament's website. The full television schedule can be found here

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2012 U.S. Open Scores: Roger Federer Wins In Straight Sets

Roger Federer breezed through the first round of the 2012 U.S. Open, beating Donald Young in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Federer won in a time of 1:34, going 27 minutes in the first set, 33 in the second and 34 in the third.

Federer won 83% of his first-serve points compared to 56% for Young, and had a decent margin over Young in second-serve points, with 61% to 46%.

Federer was also excellent at the net, winning 19 of 23 net points compared to only 44% for Young. He also served up seven aces (Young had none) and had 27 winners to Young's 17. Federer had 11 forehand winners and five backhand winners, and really seemed to hem Young in on his backhand, where he had 15 unforced errors.

Federer will move on and face Bjorn Phau from Germany in the second round later this week.

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2012 U.S. Open Scores: Victoria Azarenka Cruises Through Opening Round

Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka had little trouble in her opening-round match at the 2012 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. The 23-year-old from Belarus dominated Russian Alexandra Panova, 6-0, 6-1. Azarenka has 12 career singles titles, but has never been able to advance past the fourth round of the U.S. Open.

The world No. 1 cruised through her initial match, winning seven of eight possible break points. Azarenka was dominant on her first serve, winning 78% of those points. Contrast that with Panova, who struggled mightily, winning an abysmal 13% of her first-serve points. Azarenka also used her 5'11 stature to take five of six net points.

Azarenka is looking for her second Grand Slam title of 2012. She was victorious at the Australian Open earlier this year.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: Kim Clijsters Advances In Final Grand Slam

Belgian Kim Clijsters has advanced through the opening round in her last Grand Slam tournament, defeating 16-year-old American Victoria Duval. Clijsters had little trouble with Duval, winning in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1.

The young Duval, playing in her first U.S. Open, was unable to post a single ace against Clijsters. Duval also struggled on her second serve, winning just 13% of those points. Clijsters was in control for much of the match, amassing five aces and winning 83% of her first-serve points.

The fan-favorite Clijsters has won three U.S. Open singles titles, her most recent coming in 2010. The 29-year-old has already announced that she will retire from tennis at the end of the year, making the U.S. Open the final time she will compete for a Grand Slam title.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: Mardy Fish Wins First-Round Match

American Mardy Fish has advanced through the first round of the 2012 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Fish was tested through his opening-round match by Go Soeda of Japan. The two men battled through tiebreaks in the first two sets, but Fish was finally able to overtake Seoda in the final set and take the match 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Fish, the No. 23 seed, won the match on the strength of his serve. He finished with 12 aces to just three for Seoda, and won 75% of his first-serve points compared to 63% for his opponent. Fish's second serve was also effective, garnering 62% of the points, compared to 49% for Geoda,

The best overall finish for Fish in the U.S. Open came in 2008, when he advanved to the quarterfinals.

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2012 U.S. Open Scores: Petra Kvitova Advances After Early Scare

Fifth-ranked Petra Kvitova battled back from a shaky start to beat Polona Hercog, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1, in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday. The Czech player finished strong after toughing her way through a difficult first set against the world's No. 65 player.

Kvitova hasn't had a great year so far, losing in the semifinals of the Australian Open and the quarterfinals of the Olympic tournament, but she can still make some noise at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Hercog gave her a nice challenge initially, but once Kvitova rounded into form, it became clear that she would advance.

Last year, Kvitova lost to Alexandra Dulgheru in the first round of the U.S. Open, not long after winning the title at Wimbledon. She's reached at least the semifinals of the three other major tournaments, but the 22-year-old hasn't gotten past the fourth round in New York City.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: Maria Sharapova Advances Easily

Third-ranked Maria Sharapova had little trouble in her first round match against Melinda Czink at the U.S. Open, defeating the Hungarian, 6-2, 6-2, on Monday. The Russian generally dominated the match, rebounding well from her defeat against Serena Williams in the Olympic final.

Early in the match, Czink was able to keep up with Sharapova, but things quickly came together for the No. 3 seed after the first set was tied 2-2. Czink often looked overwhelmed in her U.S. Open debut against one of the world's best players.

In addition to Sharapova, France's Marion Bartoli has advanced from the first round after a 6-3, 7-6 victory over Jamie Hampton, a 22-year-old American. The world's No. 11 player, Bartoli has never won a major tournament before, but she reached the Wimbledon final in 2007.

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U.S. Open 2012 Scores: Jack Sock, 19-Year-Old American, Earns Huge Win At 2012 U.S. Open

19-year-old American Jack Sock earned a big U.S. Open win by defeating No. 22 seed Florian Mayer of Germany, 6-3, 6-2, 3-2, on Monday.

It was a relatively easy match for Sock, who had nine aces compared to two for Mayer and hit 34 winners, with Mayer hitting just eight in the match and easily handled the highly-ranked Mayer, despite 23 unforced errors. Sock also dominated on 2nd-serve points, something that has become a staple of his game over the past year. Sock's powerful serve would also prove to be too much for Mayer, with Sock averaging 109 m.p.h. on the match.

Sock will move on to face the winner of Slovenia's Blaz Kavcic and Italy's Flavio Cipolla in Round 2. This is Sock's second U.S. Open win after defeating in the first round in 2011 before losing to Andy Roddick in Round 2.

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U.S. Open 2012 Tennis Scores: James Blake Advances

American James Blake won his first-round match at the 2012 U.S. Open, defeating Slovak Lukas Lacko, 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Though Blake wasn't dominant, he played much better than Lacko. Blake served 11 aces to Lacko's four, and hit 39 winners to Lacko's 22.

Blake did have 49 unforced errors, and will undoubtedly have to tidy up his game if he's going to to continue to advance at the U.S. Open.

Blake will now face the winner of the match between Spaniard Marcel Granollers and American Denis Kudla.

Blake has never been past the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open, reaching them twice -- in 2005 and 2006. Blake lost in the second round in 2011, and in the third round each year between 2008 and 2010.

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2012 U.S. Open Scores: Sam Stosur Advances, Everyone Else In Rain Delay

Australia's Samantha Stosur defeated Croatia's Petra Martic, 6-1, 6-1, in the first round of the U.S. Open as the Aussie began her defense of her 2011 Open championship.

The match was the first one completed of the tournament and it went quickly. Stosur, the seventh-seed, had little trouble dispatching of Martic in what was only a 51-minute match. Other matches have been suspended due to a rain delay including American James Blake's match, in which he is up two sets on Slovakia's Lukas Lacko.

Stosur was dominant with 10 aces and had 22 winners to Martic's seven. Martic also committed 25 unforced errors to Stosur's 11.

Stosur's best finish in a major tournament this season was making the semifinals at Roland Garros.

Stosur will face the winner of Edina Gallovits-Hall and Stefanie Voegele in the second round.

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