Top seed Karolina Pliskova started her bid for a first Grand Slam title with a comfortable win against Poland's Magda Linette in the US Open first round.
The Czech world number one, 25, was not at her fluent best, making 19 unforced errors in a 6-2 6-1 victory.
But ultimately Pliskova - last year's beaten finalist - had too much power for her 72nd-ranked opponent.
"I felt a little bit nervous coming out here, especially after last year. But I think I played pretty solid," she said.
More to follow.