Capriati cruises into second round

Sixth seed Jennifer Capriati, who has emerged as one of the favourites in the absence of injured sisters Serena and Venus Williams, cruised into the second round of the US Open with a 35-minute destruction of Spain’s Cristina Torrens Valero, 6-0 6-1.

Capriati wore a blue sleeveless dark blue dress with white stars and matching sneakers and called the outfit “Star spangled Jennifer” at Flushing Meadows.