High seed Iga Swiatek breezed into the third spherical of the US Open with an emphatic win over Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara.
The five-time main winner dropped only one recreation in opposition to Shibahara, who managed to carry serve early within the second set to keep away from a dreaded ‘double bagel’.
Swiatek, 23, did not face a single break level as she wrapped up the 6-0 6-1 victory in 65 minutes.
Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina withdrew from her second-round match in opposition to France’s Jessika Ponchet due to “accidents”, handing the world quantity 143 a walkover.
“I didn’t need to end the final Grand Slam of the 12 months this fashion however I’ve to take heed to my physique, and I hope I can shut out the rest of the 12 months robust,” Rybakina, the fourth seed, mentioned in an announcement.
Earlier, Italy’s fifth seed Jasmine Paolini progressed after Karolina Pliskova retired simply three factors into their second-round encounter.
The 2016 runner-up was 30-15 down within the first recreation when she pulled up injured.
Czech Pliskova requested medical therapy for her foot, however was unable to proceed and limped off Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Paolini, a finalist at this 12 months’s French Open and Wimbledon, will face Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva subsequent.