NEW YORK (Reuters) - Highlights from day one of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Monday (all times GMT):2150 HOME FAVOURITE VENUS SURVIVES KUZMOVA SCARE- Ninth seeded American Venus Williams beat Slovakian qualifier Viktoria Kuzmova 6-3 3-6 6-2 to reach the second round. 1820 AMERICAN WILDCARD KENIN UPSETS DAVIS- American Sofia Kenin upsets 32nd seed Lauren Davis 7-5 7-5. - The 18-year-old wildcard reached the second round of a grand slam for the first time in her career. 1647 KVITOVA BATTLES PAST JANKOVIC- Petra Kvitova beat Serbian Jelena Jankovic 7-5 7-5 to reach the second round. 1620 MUGURUZA EASES PAST LEPCHENKO- Third-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza beat American Varvara Lepchenko 6-0 6-3 to reach the second round.

Source: The Star August 28, 2017 22:41 UTC