US Open Breakfast - Andy Murray leads the British charge, Williams sisters on the march again

Updated 31/08/2016 at 22:21 GMT

Andy Murray looked ominous in all black as he produced a dazzling late-night show on Arthur Ashe Stadium to cruise past Czech Lukas Rosol 6-3 6-2 6-2, effortlessly advancing without facing a single break point.

Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates after beating Lukas Rosol at the US Open

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Highlights: Murray eases past Rosol

The British world No.2 is aiming to end 2016 with more silverware following a sensational year which has seen him land Wimbledon and Olympic titles for a second time, as well as reaching the Australian and French Open finals.

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Lukas Rosol, who famously knocked out Rafa Nadal at Wimbledon four years ago, had no answer to Murray as he made it five Britons through to round two after Dan Evans and Naomi Broady joined Johanna Konta and Kyle Edmund in the last 64 on Tuesday.

Andy Murray (US Open 2016)

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The quintet of survivors matched the best performance by British players at Flushing Meadows since 1987, when four women and one man made it through the first round.

Victory helped Murray set up a second-round encounter against Marcel Granollers of Spain.

Third seed Stan Wawrinka has historically struggled against Spain's Fernando Verdasco, but the fourth seed two-time Grand Slam winner, along with his colourful attire swept the left-hander aside in a 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 6-4 win.

On a day of epic five-setters, Steve Johnson produced one of the greatest comebacks of all. The American No.1 saved seven match points as he fought back from two sets and 5-2 down against Evgeny Donskoy to win a remarkable match 4-6 1-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 6-3.

Women's top seed Serena Williams couldn't have had a tougher first round opponent than Ekaterina Makarova but she allayed fears about her shoulder and her form, as she dismantled the big-hitting Russian, hitting 12 aces as she cruised through 6-3 6-3 while elder sister Venus had to fight all the way against Kateryna Kozlova toughing out a 6-2 5-7 6-4 win.

Tuesday's highlights

Andy Murray dazzled in the New York night session with a 6-3 6-3 6-2 success over Lukas Rosol.
Third seed Stan Wawrinka dispatched Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 6-4.
Steve Johnson fought back from the brink of defeat to upset Evgeny Donskoy 4-6 1-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 6-3.
Former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori eased past Benjamin Becker 6-1 6-1 3-6 6-3.
2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro was a straight sets winner over Diego Schwartzmann 6-4 6-4 7-6 (7-3).
Dominic Thiem came back to beat John Millman 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-4 6-3.
Fabio Fognini won an epic battle with Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-7 (9-11) 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 6-4.
Serena Williams hit 12 aces on her way past Ekaterina Makarova 6-3 6-3.
Venus had to fight all the way against Kateryna Kozlova, winning 6-2 5-7 6-4.
Simona Halep swept the dangerous Kirsten Flipkens off the court in a 6-0 6-2 victory in under an hour.
Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the tournament, beaten 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 by Denisa Allertova.
Genie Bouchard bid an early adieu, losing 6-3 3-6 6-2 to Katerina Siniakova.
Fourth seed Aggie Radwanska thumped Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-1.
Sam Stosur battled to a 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 win over Camila Giorgi.

Britwatch

As well as wins for Andy Murray and Dan Evans, world No. 82 Naomi Broady earned only her second ever Grand Slam win with a gutsy 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-4 win over fellow Briton Laura Robson.

There was disappointment for Heather Watson, however, who suffered from a fever and back pain as she lost 6-2 7-5 to Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp.

Nick Kyrgios of Australia returns a shot to Aljaz Bedene of the United Kingdom on day two of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

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The other British player in action, Aljaz Bedene, also suffered a straight-sets defeat, with Australian 14th seed Nick Kyrgios proving too strong in a 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory.

Stat of the day

Big-hitting Ivo Karlovic served his way into the US Open record books when he fired 61 aces in his 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 win over Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan.

Karlovic, 37, beat the previous best of 49 aces for one match in New York served up by Richard Krajicek in his quarter-final loss to Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 1999.

"I knew there were a lot of aces because there was a period (in the second set) when almost every serve was an ace. I knew there was a lot but I didn’t know it was this many," said 6ft 11in (2.11m) Karlovic.

Ivo Karlovic of Croatia set a US Open record with 61 aces in one match

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He has now served 11,277 aces in his career, 1000 more than second-placed Goran Ivanisevic.

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Highlights: Tomic crashes out against Dzumhur

Bernard Tomic's opening-round loss to Bosnia's Damir Džumhur didn't come without controversy as the Australian verbally lashed out at a spectator.

On-court microphones on the Old Grandstand court where the 17th-seeded Tomic lost 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7-0) caught his response to an animated crowd member as Džumhur served for the first set.

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Defending men's champion Novak Djokovic has struggled with a wrist injury and got a decent test in his first-round win over Poland's Jerzy Janowicz on Monday. The Serb is expected to receive another good test against 23-year-old Czech Jiri Vesely. You can read the full preview for Day 3, including TV times here.