NEW YORK: Vera Zvonareva of Russia was made to work hard for a place in third round of the US Open 2010 by Sabine Lisicki of Germany here Thursday as she won the second round match by 6-1 7-6.
Vera Zvonareva of Russia serves to Sabine Lisicki of Germany during the US Open tennis tournament on Thursday.
The Russian seventh seed, who finished runner-up in the Wimbledon faced no problem winning the opening set as World No 94 Lisicki failed to gain momentum.
Sabine Lisicki of Germany hits a return against Vera Zvonareva of Russia during the US Open tennis tournament on Thursday.
However, the German tennis player hit back in the second set to stretch it to tiebreak but couldn’t get the lady luck smiling on her as she lost the second set by a close margin of 7-6.
Vera Zvonareva of Russia celebrates a point against Sabine Lisicki of Germany during the US Open tennis tournament on Thursday.
For Lisicki, it was a good outing after a six-month layoff when she suffered an ankle injury in March this year. It was her fourth match since then.
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