Djokovic (N.3) completed the biggest pass of the troika of ATP to second round, then that in the first two dates triumphant leaving the Spanish Rafael Nadal and Swiss Roger Federer, numbers one and two world ranking, respectively.
The Serbian, 21 years, imposed by his physical to dismantle parts of the game veteran Clement, who defeated him in last year's tournament in London on grass.
In the cement of Flushing Meadows, Djokovic showed their desire to reach for the second year following the end, to recover from a left ankle twist at the beginning of the last part.
"At one point I came to feel much pain, so I pressed a bandage. I hope that in these two days rest I will improve," said Europe.
The tennis player from Belgrade lasted 1 hour and 59 minutes to get his first win of the tournament with a recital of tennis that included 14 aces, 61 percent of effectiveness in its first service, shooting 37 winners and 22 errors not forced.
Another that crushed his opponent was Argentine Calleri, who won the U.S. with partial Austin Krajicek 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
Calleri of 31 years imposed its mileage tennis player to exit quickly from a rival 12 years younger and located in the post 892 of the ATP ranking.
At its next exit the Argentine will have a more demanding opponent in the Russian Nikolay Davidenko (N.5), who overcame the Israeli Dudi Sela Dudi Sela 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
The local Andy Roddick (N.8), U.S. Open champion-2003 bombings ripped through up to 236 mph into French Fabrice Santoro with 15 aces and crushed him with a resounding 6-2 triple.
Another Argentine who impressed in the day, despite losing in his debut in a Grand Slam tournament, was the youngest aged 22 Edward Schwank, defeated by the Russian Dmitry Tursunov in four sets at odds.
Schwank, 58 of the world ranking, tilted before Tursunov (n.26) with partial 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7 / 5) after three hours and eight minutes of play.
"To be my first game in New York I think it was cute. There were things that I went well today, but I'm happy," said the boy Rosario, who this year joined the ATP circuit and has reached the Stuttgart semifinals of the tournament and the quarterfinals in two other competitions.
The Spanish Nicolas Almagro (N.18) proved to be recovered from a recent operation on his left wrist, and won 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 to Canadian Frank Dancevic.
"It's my first victory after the operation, and I appreciate a lot. I feel very important because it gives me confidence for this tournament," said Almagro, aged 22.
The number two of the WTA circuit, serbia Jankovic (N.2), had to sweat a little to exit the Swedish Sofia Arvidsson with markers 6-3, 6-7 (5 / 7), 7-5 and seal passage a third round.
"I felt a bit tired in the second set, and was breathing through the mouth. Luckily I took a second air and I could close the match," said the U.S. Open semifinalist of 2006.
Also advanced to the third round Russian Elena Dementieva (N.5) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (N.3), but his compatriot Vera Zvonareva (N.8), fell unexpectedly eliminated by the Ukrainian Tatiana Perebiynis, two sets of 6 corridos -- 3.
Dementieva, gold medalist in the Olympic Games of Beijing-2008, beat France's Pauline Parmentier 6-2, 6-1 in just 58 minutes, while Kuznetsova won the Romanian Sorana Cirstea 7-6 (7 / 3), 6-1. Check BSNblog for more U.S. Open updates.
Djokovic, Calleri, Roddick and Dementieva win in U.S. Open
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8/28/2008 |
The Serb Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic, the Argentine Agustin Calleri, the American Andy Roddick and Russian Elena Dementieva easily won their respective matches on Wednesday in the U.S. Open , the last Grand Slam of the year.
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