Angelique Kerber earned a place in the third round of the US Open for the third consecutive year with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Russian Alla Kudryavtseva. Kudryavtseva was no match for the No. 6 seed, committing 36 unforced errors in the match.
The 27-year-old held off Kerber’s first break point but a missed volley gave the German her second break-point opportunity, which she converted for a 3-1 lead. Kerber used the momentum to win the following eight points, breaking Kudryavtseva again in the fifth game of the set. New balls were delivered in the last game, but it did not seem to impact Kerber’s stride, as she served out the first set, 6-2. The second set was less straightforward, with both women struggling to hold serve. Kudryavtseva earned the first break and a 2-0 lead, but Kerber returned the break in the following game with a big forehand down the line to force the match back on serve. The players traded breaks again in the next two games, until Kerber held her serve in the sixth game to level the set at 3-all. Each woman had seven break-point chances, but while Kerber converted five times, Kudryavtseva only managed to win two of seven, or 29 percent, of her chances. Kerber’s final break, in the ninth game of the set, seemed to extinguish the fight from her opponent, as the 26-year-old took advantage of her 5-4 lead to serve out the set and win the match.
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