American Jessica Pegula, last year's US Open runner-up, needed just 64 minutes to get past Anna Blinkova 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday and advance to the third round at Flushing Meadows for a sixth consecutive year.
No. 7 Novak Djokovic overcame a slow start to beat American qualifier Zachary Svajda 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday, remaining unbeaten for his career in the first two rounds of the US Open.
Venus Williams will compete in women's doubles at the US Open after receiving a wild-card entry with 2021 singles runner-up Leylah Fernandez on Tuesday.