American veteran James Blake gave the home crowd something to shout about with a straight-sets victory in the second round of the US Open.
Blake rolled back the years to earn a comfortable victory over 24th seed Marcel Granollers in straight sets at Flushing Meadows.
The Spaniard struggled early on and never recovered, losing to the 32-year-old 6-1 6-4 6-2 in under two hours.
Blake now faces Canadian Milos Raonic in the third round as he goes in search of his first ever Grand Slam quarter-final.
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Liam Power
Liam Power
