US Open Day 1: How seeded players fared

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Here's how the seeded players fared Monday at the US Open (seedings in parentheses)

Men's First Round

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Bjorn Phau, Germany, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4).

David Ferrer (4), Spain, def. Martin Vassallo Arguello, Argentina, 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-2.

Andy Murray (6), Britain, def. Sergio Roitman, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.

David Nalbandian (7), Argentina, def. Marcos Daniel, Brazil, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

James Blake (9), United States, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.

Stanislas Wawrinka (10), Switzerland, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-3.

Gilles Simon (16), France, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

Juan Martin del Potro (17), Argentina, def. Guillermo Canas, Argentina, 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-4, 6-1.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (25), Germany, def. Luis Horna, Peru, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.

Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Feliciano Lopez (27), Spain, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

Kei Nishikori, Japan, def. Juan Monaco (29), Argentina, 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

Gael Monfils (32), France, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.

Women's First Round

Jelena Jankovic (2), Serbia, def. CoCo Vandeweghe, United States, 6-3, 6-1.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (3), Russia, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 6-4, 6-2.

Elena Dementieva (5), Russia, def. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 7-5.

Vera Zvonareva (8), Russia, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3.

Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def. Anna Chakvetadze (10), Russia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Marion Bartoli (12), France, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Russia, 6-2, 6-3.

Victoria Azarenka (14), Belarus, def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.

Patty Schnyder (15), Switzerland, def. Anastasia Pivovarova, Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Caroline Wozniacki (21), Denmark, def. Ahsha Rolle, United States, 6-2, 6-1.

Tamira Paszek, Austria, def. Maria Kirilenko (22), Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Lindsay Davenport (23), United States, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-4, 6-2.

Li Na, China, def. Shahar Peer (24), Israel, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1.

Francesca Schiavone (25), Italy, def. Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain, 7-5, 7-5.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (26), Spain, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-4, 7-5.

Katarina Srebotnik (28), Slovenia, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3.

Sybille Bammer (29), Austria, def. Aiko Nakamura, Japan, 6-4, 6-2.