12:20 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN It took 46 minutes (and six service games, four aces and a 110 mph serve) for Catherine “Caty” McNally to take the first set 7-5 over Serena Williams on Wednesday in their second-round clash. In front of a packed crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, she watched as Williams helplessly hit

10:01 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic is through to the third round at the U.S. Open and will use some of the time until then getting more treatment on his left shoulder. Djokovic fought through trouble with the shoulder to beat Juan Ignacio Londero 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-1. The defending champion

2:57 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Kei Nishikori lost his focus. At least he didn’t lose the match. The seventh seed from Japan dropped a set, blew a lead in another and let four match points slip away before finally downing American Bradley Klahn 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to advance

2:55 AM ET Nick Kyrgios has accused the ATP of being corrupt in a sensational aftermath to his US Open first-round win over American Steve Johnson. The tennis firebrand was asked what he thought about being fined a record $US113,000 ($A167,000) for his spectacular meltdown in Cincinnati this month. “The ATP is pretty corrupt anyway.

9:52 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Second-seeded Rafael Nadal looked dominant in his first-round US Open match, easily defeating Australian John Millman 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Nadal, who is undefeated in US Open first rounds, might have had reason to worry about Millman, who upset Roger Federer last year in the fourth round

3:31 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Stefanos Tsitsipas has lost in the first round for the second straight major tournament, calling the chair umpire a “weirdo” during an argument as he battled cramps during the fourth set of his US Open match on Tuesday. Tsitsipas, the No. 8 seed from Greece, was beaten

1:34 AM ET Waiting in the tunnel to walk on to the Arthur Ashe court Sumit Nagal told Brad Gilbert, “I’ll play my game and see what I can do with it.” When he walked off, two hours and 29 minutes later, raising his hand to acknowledge the crowd’s appreciation, signing autographs, Nagal could have

9:05 PM ET Associated Press Serena Williams‘ first U.S. Open meeting with Maria Sharapova turned out like every other matchup they’ve had in the last 14 years. Williams rolled into the second round with a 6-1, 6-1 victory, beating Sharapova for the 19th straight time and taking a 20-2 lead in their rivalry. Williams, the

2:16 PM ET Former world number one Andy Murray claimed his first singles victory since returning from hip surgery with a 6-0 6-1 drubbing of French novice Imran Sibille at the Rafael Nadal Open in Mallorca Monday. The 32-year-old Scot skipped playing at the U.S. Open, preferring instead to drop down to the ATP Challenger

2:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Mona Barthel has pulled out of the U.S. Open because of an injured right foot, allowing 2013 Wimbledon semifinalist Kirsten Flipkens to get into the field. Flipkens lost in qualifying at Flushing Meadows but now will participate in the main draw for the 11th time. Her best