By Daily Sports on August 31, 2017
Fourth seed Elina Svitolina overcame a scare to beat world number 42 Katerina Siniakova in the US Open first round.
The Ukrainian fought back from a disappointing second set to win 6-0 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 on Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Svitolina had been in control of the match before rain intervened on Tuesday, and she struggled for rhythm when play restarted on Wednesday.
"Today (Wednesday) was a little bit of a mess in my head and it was very tough to keep the focus," she told Eurosport.
The world number four will face Evgeniya Rodina in the second round, after the Russian beat Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 7-6 (7-2) 6-1.
Fourteenth seed Kristina Mladenovic, who has gone out in the first round in her last three tournaments, continued the pattern as she lost in straight sets to Romania's Monica Niculescu.
•Photo shows Elina Svitolina.
Source Daily Sports
Posted August 31, 2017
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