Youzhny races to victory

Mikhail Youzhny got the third day of the 2007 US Open off to a flying start in New York when he dispatched Frenchman Nicolas Devilder in straight sets.

The 11th seed from Russia, who last year reached the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows before losing to Andy Roddick, thrashed US Open debutant Devilder 6-0 6-1 6-2 to set up a second-round meeting with unseeded German Phillipp Kohlschreiber.