(corrects number of aces by Pliskova to eight)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Highlights of the second day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday (all times GMT):
1633 PLISKOVA MOVES PAST MCNALLY
Czech fourth seed and former finalist Karolina Pliskova fired eight aces, including one on her second match point, to beat American Caty McNally 6-3 6-4 and move into the second round in just over an hour.
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1510 PLAY UNDERWAY
Fourth seed and former finalist Karolina Pliskova began her first-round match against American Caty McNally at Louis Armstrong Stadium with the temperature hovering around 28 degrees Celsius (82.4°F).
(Reporting by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Bengaluru)
