Press Association
Saturday 11th February 2012
Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonareva safely moved into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with victory over Germany's Sabine Lisicki.
Russia's Zvonareva cruised through the opening set but had to come back from a break down in the second to secure a 6-1 7-6 (7/5) victory after Lisicki served for the set at 5-4.
Teenager Beatrice Capra gave the home crowd at Flushing Meadows plenty to cheer by knocking out France's Aravane Rezai, the 18th seed, in three sets on the Grandstand Court.
The 18-year-old, who is making her main tour and grand slam debut in New York, only secured her place in the tournament by winning an eight-woman USTA wild card play-off.
But the world number 371 held her nerve to win 7-5 2-6 6-3 after Rezai threatened to come back from 4-1 down in the decider.
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki, who could face Capra in the fourth round, wasted no time in reaching the last 32, hammering Chang Kai-chen of Chinese Taipei 6-0 6-0 in 47 minutes.
Wozniacki, who lost to Kim Clijsters in last year's final, has dropped just two games in her first two matches.
Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer, the 15th seed, also reached the third round with a 6-4 7-5 win over Julia Goerges, but 22nd seed Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez lost in straight sets to Switzerland's Patty Schnyder.
