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At US Open 2010, New York, USA

[R1] Somdev Devvarman (IND,98) l Kevin Anderson (RSA,77) 36 46 36
[R1] (Q) Sania Mirza (IND,159) bt (Q) Michelle Larcher De Brito (POR,175) 63 62

[R2] (Q) Sania Mirza (IND,159) vs (20) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS,22)

Sania saved 1 break point in second game, in next game Sania had 3 break points but Brito saved to hold serve ... Sania take control of the set breaking Brito in 5th game and then take another break at luv in 9th game to won first set ... In second set Sania break Brito's serve in 2nd game to take 2-0 lead but Brito broke back to make it 2-1 ... Again Sania broke Brito's serve in next game to take 3-1 lead but again Brito broke back to 3-2 ... But after that Sania broke Brito in 6th and 8th games and hold her serve to complete dominating victory over talented 17yrs old player form Portugal ... Huge moral boosting win for Sania ... Next match is tough one against #22 Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Kevin started positively in the match breaking Somi's serve in 2nd game ... This was only break in first set which was enough to won it ... In this match Kevin keeping pressure on Somi's serve from the start again he broke Somi's serve in 3rd and 5th game to take 1-5 lead but Somi came back breaking Kevin's serve in 8th game ... Kevin hold his crucial service on luv in 10th game to won second set ... In third set also same pattern repeated ... Somi had break point in 4th game but failed to convert ... Then Kevin broke him in 5th and 9th game to won this match in straight sets ... I m little disappointed by Somi's performance ... Was hoping match stretched more than scoreline suggest.