Svetlana Kuznetsova eased into the second round of the US Open after beating Julia Goerges 6-3 6-2.
The reigning French Open champion and number six seed played some solid tennis as her German opponent crashed out of the Flushing Meadows tournament.
Kuznetsova next plays Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova who overcame Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand with a 6-3 7-5 success.
Kuznetsova, who won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 2004 US Open, surrendered two early breaks to fall behind 3-2 in the first set, slamming her racket in anger, but rallied from there, winning 10 of the final 12 games.
The 21-year-old Goerges, competing in New York for just the third time, managed to out-hit her opponent in the aces and winners columns but coughed up too many errors which condemned her to a quick exit out of the year's final major.
Number nine seed Caroline Wozniacki cruised through her first round match as the Dane dispatched Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-4 6-0 to book at second round date with Petra Martic of Croatia.
Kuznetsova's compatriot and number 13 seed Nadia Petrova also enjoyed opening round joy as she prevailed 6-3 6-3 over Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik and the Russian awaits France's Julie Coin.
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