Brady battled to a 6-3 4-6 7-6 defeat of Monica Niculescu, while Vandeweghe beat 10th seed Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5 4-6 6-4. The tall, big-serving Czech admitted that elevated expectations were taking a toll on her as she plays in her first major since hitting the top of the world rankings. Svitolina downed local favourite Shelby Rogers 6-4 7-5 but there will still be five Americans in the. jsI wish to congratulate .Ra_THORe on your new new role and I wish you every success in your new duties. tle race at the end of last season – this is something we hope to change this year. But he quickly made a successful comeback against Jessie Vargas in November, saying he still felt like a youngster. uarter-finals on three occasions, that brings out the best in Del Potro, who swept to straight-sets win over Swiss Henri Laaksonen and Spain’s Adrian Menendez-Maceiras. They will next face?American-Spanish pairing of Nicholas Monroe and María Jose Martínez Sánchez in the second round. Taylor was eventually dismissed for 65 Colin de Grandhomme after Dominic Sibley grabbed his second catch of the match. “Every game from now until the finals will become crucial, in particular this game,” Kyodo news agency quoted him as saying at training in Jeddah.