US Open: Kontaveit moves into second round; faces Serena Williams next

Estonian Anett Kontaveit, the second seed, moved into the second round of the US Open by defeating Romanian Jaqueline Cristian 6-3, 6-0 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on Monday.

Kontaveit, ranked No 2, will face Serena Williams after the American defeated Montenegrin Danka Kovinic in straight sets in the evening session match on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

US Open (Grand Slam), other first-round results so far

• Barbora Krejcikova (23) beat Fernanda Contreras Gomez (Q): 6-0, 6-4
• Arantxa Rus vs. Shelby Rogers: monday
• Ajla Tomljanovic beat Karolina Muchova: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Shuai Zhang beat Jil Teichmann (30): 6-4, 6-2
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse beat Daria Saville: 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Rebecca Marino beat Magdalena Frech: 6-2, 6-3
• Evgeniya Rodina beat Martina Trevisan (27): 7-5, 6-1
• Ons Jabeur (5) beat Madison Brengle: 7-5, 6-2
• Xiyu Wang beat Diane Parry: 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
• Madison Keys (20) beat Dayana Yastremska: 7-6 (3), 6-3
• Harriet Dart beat Daria Kasatkina (10): 7-6 (8), 1-6, 6-3
• Camila Giorgi beat Anna Bondar: 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (15) beat Ana Konjuh: 6-0, 6-0
• Coco Gauff (12) beat Leolia Jeanjean (Q): 6-2, 6-3
• Maryna Zanevska beat Coco Vandeweghe (WC): 6-1, 7-5
• Dalma Galfi beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz: 6-4, 6-3
• Daria Snigur (Q) beat Simona Halep (7): 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
• Elizabeth Mandlik (WC) beat Tamara Zidansek: 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Bianca Andreescu beat Harmony Tan (WC): 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
• Maria Sakkari (3) beat Tatjana Maria: 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
• Veronika Kudermetova (18) beat Donna Vekic: 7-5, 6-3
• Camila Osorio beat Ann Li: 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
• Alison Riske-Amritraj (29) beat Eleana Yu (WC): 6-2, 6-4
• Caroline Garcia (17) beat Kamilla Rakhimova (LL): 6-2, 6-4
• Anna Kalinskaya beat Rebecca Peterson: 6-4, 6-3