Seventeen-year-old Czech Menšík reaches third round at US Open

Seventeen-year-old Jakub Menšík has reached the third round of tennis’s US Open in New York. Making his Grand Slam debut, the Czech continued to make a splash with a 3-6 6-2 7-6 6-3 defeat of France’s Titouan Droguet on Thursday.

Jiří Veselý, who is 30, beat the odds at Flushing Meadows by dumping out 20th seed Francisco Cerúndol of Argentina 7-6 6-2 3-6 2-6 7-6. French Open finalist Karolína Muchová overcame Poland’s Magdalena Frech 6-3 6-3.

Meanwhile Petra Kvitová, seeded 11th, is out. She lost 5-7 6-7 to Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.