US Open Impressive win for Anderson

South Africa's Kevin Anderson has reached the third round of the US Open at Flushins Meadows after notching an impressive win over Poland's Jerzy Janowicz.

After losing the first set in a tie-break, the South African No 1 rebounded to win 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.

Anderson, who came through a five-set thriller against Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas in the first round, will next face Croatian 14th seed Marin Cilic in the third round.

Latest results on Friday from the fifth day of the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of 2014 (x denotes seeded player):

Men

Second round

Kevin Anderson (RSA x18) bt Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
Gael Monfils (FRA x20) bt Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) 7-5, 6-3, 6-2

Women

Third round

Jelena Jankovic (SRB x9) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-1, 6-0
Peng Shuai (CHN) bt Roberta Vinci (ITA x28) 6-4, 6-3