US OPEN BEGINS ! TOP SEEDS OFF TO A FLYER

Too EAsy for Federer and Roddick | Top seed Ivanovic stumble

No.2 Roger Federer yes No.2 Roger Federer after almost half a decade he has become the number 2. But his game was ELECTRIFIED to be honest. He was moving fastly and confidently. He finished off net points with ease as a result 6-3 6-0 6-3 win over little-known Argentine Maximo Gonzalez in the first round on Tuesday.

Andy Roddick The Fan favourite American the Big serving American. Yes this time the correct word has been used!. Roddick just served off his opponent

Roddick, who turns 26 on Saturday, used his blistering serve to record 15 aces - including one serve which topped out at 140 miles per hour. He lost just four points on his first serve en route to dispatching his 35-year-old foe.

“I served real well tonight, and that’s going to be key at this tournament,” Roddick said.

Roddick also admitted that he wanted to be relentless in his attack on Santoro.

“I knew with Fabrice tonight, if you let him in, then you have a tough match,” he said. “I wanted to try and bully the ball around and try and get on top of him early. I felt I did that.”

Nadal's opening match as the World no.1 too was a walk on the park as he just passed off his opponent in fine style.

Seeded first in a major for the first time in his career, Nadal began his pursuit of tennis history Monday with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) victory over feisty German Bjorn Phau in the opening round of the U.S. Open.

Ivanovic was never in shape after winning the French crown. She proved that this time too where she escaped a scare in the first round of the US OPEN.

Ivanovic also dropped the first game of the third set, putting the Serb in danger of a stunning exit at the year’s final major.

At 3-3, Ivanovic broke Dushevina’s serve. Nerves may have started to play a part for the Russian, who had a double fault in the game, then had two more unforced errors to give Ivanovic the crucial break.

Ivanovic held serve at love for a 5-3 lead.

But the pesky Dushevina fought off a match point to hold serve. Ivanovic then needed to save two break points before finally ending the tense affair when Dushevina hit a backhander into the net.

“The last game I had a couple of miss-hits,” Ivanovic said. “I just tried to stay strong and to play each point and forget what happened. I’m so happy I managed to do that.”

Even though Ivanovic moved on, her play may be cause for concern. The 20-year-old improved to just 7-4 lifetime at this Grand Slam, an event where she never has advanced past the fourth round.