Summary Caroline Wozniacki beat Samantha Stosur 6-3, 6-2 in the US Open on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (AFP) - World number two Caroline Wozniacki reached the second round of the US Open on Tuesday, dispatching former champion Samantha Stosur 6-3, 6-2 on a sweltering Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The second-seeded Dane said she used her imagination to beat the heat in a tough first-round match-up against the Aussie veteran who won the title in Flushing Meadows in 2011 but was undone by eight double faults on Tuesday.
"It s definitely difficult, it s very hot out here today," said Wozniacki, the highest seed remaining in the women s field after the shock first-round exit of Simona Halep on Monday.
"I just tried to cool down between games, used ice. I m just thinking I m on the beach, I have a margarita in hand, life is good."
Wozniacki, eager to add another Grand Slam title to the Australian Open crown she captured in January, next faces Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck.
"She s a tricky opponent, great backhand," Wozniacki said. "I m just glad to have won this one. When I saw I was playing Sam I knew it wasn t going to be easy."
