Third seed Venus Williams survived a major scare at Flushing Meadows as she came from a set down to beat Vera Dushevina on the first night at the 2009 US Open.

BRITISH number one Andy Murray booked a place in the US Open third round in New York last night when he overcame Michael Llodra of France in four sets.

Ana Ivanovic is relishing the pressure of being world number one and top seed for Wimbledon.