World No 18 beats Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse 7-5 6-1 on day two
Priscilla Hon and Adam Walton taste victory for first time in New York
Australia women’s No 1 Daria Kasatkina has overcome a shaky start to ease into the second round while late bloomers Priscilla Hon and Adam Walton are savouring breakout wins on day two at the US Open.
Kasatkina took time to get going before outclassing Romanian Elena-Gabriela Ruse 7-5 6-1 to set up a second-round meeting with former Russian compatriot Kamilla Rakhimova.
The 15th seed dropped her first two service games of the first set and was broken once more by Ruse before holding on for a one-set lead.
