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29 August 2013 | Tennis West

Aussies Lleyton Hewitt and James Duckworth will open their US Open campaigns against a pair of Americans on Wednesday at Flushing Meadows.

Hewitt, the champion in New York in 2001, takes on sentimental favourite Brian Baker, while in a battle of the wildcards, Duckworth faces Tim Smyczek, the world No.109.

Hewitt and Duckworth will be aiming to join compatriot Bernard Tomic in the second round.

After a forgettable day for the Aussie women on Day 2, promising teen Ash Barty will hope to restore some glory when she takes on 32nd seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

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Barty lost heavily when the pair last met in Kuala Lumpur in February, but has grown in experience and confidence since that time while the Russian has gone just 5-7 since May.

Several Aussies, including Barty, John Peers, Marinko Matosevic and Anastasia Rodionova, will also take to the courts on Wednesday at Flushing Meadows in doubles action.

Aussies in action on Day 3

WOMEN’S SINGLES – SECOND ROUND

Ash Barty [WC] (AUS) v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [32] (RUS) – Court 7, first match

MEN’S SINGLES – FIRST ROUND

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v Brian Baker [WC] (USA) – Louis Armstrong Stadium, third match

James Duckworth [WC] (AUS) v Tim Smyczek [WC] (USA) – Court 17, second match

MEN’S DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND

Marinko Matosevic (AUS)/Grega Zemlja (SLO) v Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)/Mikhail Elgin (RUS) – Court 15, second match

MIXED DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND

Ash Barty (AUS)/John Peers (AUS) v Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)/Alexander Peya (AUT) [1] – Court 7, fourth match

Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)/Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) v Kveta Peschke (CZE)/Marcin Matkowski (POL) [4] – Court 14, first match

 

Aussies Day 2 results

WOMEN’S SINGLES – FIRST ROUND

Sara Errani [4] (ITA) d Olivia Rogowska [LL] (AUS) 6-0 6-0

Victoria Duval [Q] (USA) d Sam Stosur [11] (AUS) 5-7 6-4 6-4

Ajla Tomljanovic [Q] (CRO) d Casey Dellacqua [Q] (AUS) 3-6 6-1 6-4

MEN’S DOUBLES – FIRST ROUND

Fabio Fognini (ITA)/Albert Ramos (ESP) d Paul Hanley (AUS)/John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 7-6(10) 7-6(4)

Chris Guccione (AUS)/Bernard Tomic (AUS) d Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL)/Robert Farah (COL) 7-6(2) 7-6(5)