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US Open: Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams clinch easy wins in round 1

Updated on: 01 September,2015 11:08 AM IST  | 
ANI |

World number one Serena Williams started off her US Open campaign on a promising note as she brushed aside opponent Vitalia Diatchenko to advance to the second round here

US Open: Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams clinch easy wins in round 1

Djokovic and Serena

New York: World number one Serena Williams started off her US Open campaign on a promising note as she brushed aside opponent Vitalia Diatchenko to advance to the second round here at Flushing Meadows on Monday.


The 33-year-old clinched 6-0, 2-0 win in the opening match after injured Diatchenko decided to retire in a match that lasted only for 30 minutes.


Djokovic and Serena
Djokovic and Serena. Pic/ AFP


Meanwhile, in the men's singles, top-seeded Novak Djokovic swept aside his Brazilian opponent Joao Souza 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 to progress to the next round of the tournament.

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