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After dropping the first set to France's Gregory Carraz, Britain's Greg Rusedski finds his rhythm in the second and levels the match

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Rusedski again levels after Carraz takes the third but the Frenchman breaks in the seventh game of the decider to seal a 6-4 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-4 win

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Jan Vacek of the Czech Republic fights back to take the second set 6-4 after Juan Carlos Ferrero had claimed the first

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The Spaniard restores control by taking the third set 6-3 before wrapping up the fourth 6-2 to move into round two

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Paraguay's Ramon Delgado produces the biggest shock of the day, defeating ninth seed Sebastien Grosjean 6-4 6-7 4-6 7-6 6-4

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Sixth-seeded former champion Lleyton Hewitt crushes Romania's Victor Hanescu 6-3 6-2 6-2 to reach round two

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Hewitt's girlfriend Kim Clijsters progresses with similar ease, dropping just five games on her way to a 6-2 6-3 win over American Amber Liu

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An early surprise in the women's singles sees American eighth seed Chanda Rubin crash out to Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabach

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France's Amelie Mauresmo serves on the way to a 6-0 6-2 victory against Indonesia's Angelique Widjaja

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An emotional Pete Sampras bids farewell to tennis during a special ceremony on the opening day at Flushing Meadows