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American teen Christina McHale(Above) reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, upsetting eight-seeded Marion Bartoli in straight sets Wednesday.
American Irina Falconi also reached the third round by following up her first win at a Grand Slam tournament with a second, upsetting 14th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova.
The 19-year-old from Englewood Cliffs, N.J., won 7-6 (2), 6-2. She's ranked a career-high 55th and beat No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in Cincinnati this month.
McHale clinched the victory in style, winning the final point on an ace. The youngest woman in the top 100, McHale was playing in her eighth major tournament.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/tennis/usopen11/...eva-hangs-beat-kateryna-bondarenko-three-sets
