The second day of the US Open revealed the difference in the status of tennis in the men's and women's category. While the top seeds in men made an easy entry into the second round, the women had their share of upsets as has been the case in all the recent Grand Slam tournaments.

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The second day of the US Open revealed the difference in the status of tennis in the men's and women's category. While the top seeds in men made an easy entry into the second round, the women had their share of upsets as has been the case in all the recent Grand Slam tournaments.

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Number one seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Conor Niland of Ireland. Djokovic won the match after the Irish retired. (AFP Photo)

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Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns a shot against Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain. The World No. 1 raced to a straight sets win. (AFP Photo)

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World No. 2 Rafael Nadal also started with a comfortable straight sets victory over Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev. (AFP Photo)

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Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts to a play against Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan during Day Two of the 2011 US Open. (AFP Photo)

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The biggest disappointment of the day however was China's Li Na, who lost to Simona Halep, Romania in straight sets. (AFP Photo)

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Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan reacts after play against Rafael Nadal of Spain. (AFP Photo)

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Serena Williams of the United States reacts after a play against Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia. Serena won the match 6-1, 6-1. (AFP Photo)

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David Nalbandian survived a scare as he came back from being a set down to win in four sets against Bobby Reynolds. (AFP Photo)

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Bobby Reynolds of the United States in action against David Nalbandian of Argentina during Day Two of the 2011 US Open. (AFP Photo)

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Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia returns a shot during her match against Sara Errani of Italy. The Russian won the match 7-5, 6-1. (AFP Photo)

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Daniela Hantuchova was another first round casualty as she lost out to Pauline Parmentier of France in straight sets. (AFP Photo)

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India's only hope in the women's category, vanished when Sania Mirza lost to Isrrael's 23-seeded Shahar Peer in a three set encounter. (AFP Photo)

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US Open, 2011: Day 2

The second day of the US Open revealed the difference in the status of tennis in the men's and women's category. While the top seeds in men made an easy entry into the second round, the women had their share of upsets as has been the case in all the recent Grand Slam tournaments.