Sugiyama advances to 2nd round of U.S. Open

Sugiyama advances to 2nd round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Ai Sugiyama won her first Grand Slam singles match of the year on Aug. 29 to advance to the second round of the U.S. Open along with Japanese compatriot Aiko Nakamura. No. 30 seed Sugiyama rebounded from a slow start to outplay Ukrainian Alyona Bondarenko, 21, with powerful ground strokes on her way to a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win in the year's last Grand Slam tournament.

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