Tennis: Sugita, Daniel, 3 Japanese women into 2nd round at U.S. Open

Yuichi Sugita and Taro Daniel each won their first-round matches in men's singles at the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, while fellow Japanese Nao Hibino, Risa Ozaki and Kurumi Nara all advanced to the second round in the women's competition.Sugita and Daniel both won for the first time at the U.S. Open, and the victories for Hibino and Ozaki were their first at a Grand Slam event.Sugita, the world No. 44 who won the first two sets Tuesday against Geoffrey Blancaneaux before rain halted play, completed his first-round triumph the following day by sweeping out the 331st-ranked Frenchm…READ FULL ARTICLE