The third seed quickly found his range on Arthur Ashe Stadium to earn his 50th tour-level win of the season after a match that lasted for one hour and 16 minutes.
As polio remains a persistent issue in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the second round of the polio vaccine campaign has begun in six provinces of Afghanistan, reported Khaama Press.
Following Pakistan Interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar held an emergency meeting on Sunday over inflated-power bills, consumers continued to stage protests in the country on Monday as the government would hold another round of meeting today to discuss the issue, reported Dawn.
The fifth seed Ons Jabeur from Tunisia carried out a remarkable third-set comeback to beat world number 28 Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(2) in the second round of the competition
The British-Kiwi duo defeated Argentines Cerundolo and Etcheverry 7-6(5), 6-3 in a battle that lasted for one hour and 29 minutes to set a second-round clash against fourth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden.
"There will be 3 rounds of six days each per month. The first round will be from August 7 to 12, the second round will be from September 11 to 16 and the third round will be conducted from October 9 to 14," Keshab Mahanta said.