Lehečka, Macháč and Krejčíková advance to third round of US Open

Jiří Lehečka, Tomáš Macháč and Barbora Krejčíková advanced to the third round of the US Open late on Wednesday, while Jakub Menšík and Tereza Valentová dropped out of the tournament. Twentieth seed Lehečka defeated Argentina’s Tomás Martín Etcheverry 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4. Macháč, ranked just one place lower, overcame Brazil’s Joao Fonseca 7–6, 6–2, 6–3. Krejčíková saw off Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima 6–4, 6–2.