British No 1s Katie Boulter and Jack Draper are both safely through to the second round of the US Open, albeit clinching their places in contrasting fashion.
Boulter showcased all of her fighting spirit in coming from a set down to defeat Aliaksandra Sasnovich, while Draper was barely more than an hour on court in beating Zhizhen Zhang. Boulter, seeded 31st in the final Grand Slam of the year, joined compatriot Harriet Dart in the next stage of the women's draw with a 5-7 6-2 6-1 victory. The victory was far more testing than the scoreline suggests as Boulter endured a battle in sweltering New York conditions.
However, she took control of her destiny with a run of five successive games to make it through to the second round - and a match against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro or Petra Martic. Draper races into second round as Zhang retiresDraper breezed by Chinese No 1 Zhang in his tournament opener, the Brit winning 6-3 6-0 4-0 when his opponent retired hurt. It was one of the hardest draws possible for 25th seed Draper, as Zhang is one of the highest ranked players he could have faced.
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