US Open Qualifying 2015: Scores and Reaction from Wednesday

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Published: August 27, 2015

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It was a day of few upsets in U.S. Open qualifying Wednesday, as a majority of top-seeded hopefuls advanced while a few notable Americans also pushed their way into Day 3 action.

Second-seeded men's qualifier Alexander Zverev earned a straight-sets victory over Horacio Zeballos while Johanna Konta, the No. 3 seed on the women's side, also moved on with ease. 

Zverev, an 18-year-old German, made the second round at Wimbledon earlier this year in his first major championship appearance. He struggled a bit against Zeballos before pulling off a 6-1, 6-4 triumph. 

"More than one tennis commentator has noted that there’s a cat-like quality to Zverev," wrote Steve Tignor of Wimbledon.com earlier this month. "He lays back at times, but can pounce from anywhere."

Zverev will move on to play countryman Nils Langer in his second-round matchup. This is the second consecutive year he has made it to the second round of qualifying.



Also moving on for the men is fifth-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili, sixth-seeded Kyle Edmund and seventh-seeded Kimmer Coppejans. Basilashvili and Edmund were able to move on without issue, earning straight-sets wins that were rather easy in execution. Coppejans needed three sets to overcome Ante Pavic, dropping the second in a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory. 

On the women's side, Konta defeated Reka-Luca Jani by a 7-5, 6-4 score. The 24-year-old Brit has previously qualified for every major event besides the Australian Open, including a 2012 run to Flushing Meadows. 

Fourth-seeded An-Sophie Mestach, fifth-seeded Ying-Ying Duan and sixth-seeded Kateryna Bondarenko also advanced. Mestach was nearly upset by Junri Namigata, who took her deep into a third set before the Belgian escaped with a 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 triumph. 

Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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