Belarus' world number 32 Aliaksandra Sasnovich solved Italy's world number 99 Elisabetta Cocciaretto, 6-2, 6-4 to pass first hurdle in New York. Belarus' world number 26 Victoria Azarenka toppled world number 244 Ashlyn Krueger of the United States, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, in the first round.
