Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Marinko Matosevic of Australia following their men's singles match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York August 26, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite boasting 34 grand slam singles titles between them, Serena Williams and Roger Federer were forced to share the spotlight with a 15-year-old at the U.S. Open on Tuesday as all three advanced to the second round.
American wild card Catherine Bellis, the youngest player in the draw, took her place alongside the five-times U.S. champions by stunning 12th seeded Australian Open finalist Dominica Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-1 4-6 6-4.
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