TOP GUNS THROUGH

ANGELIQUE Kerber, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Garcia, Jelena Ostapenko and Madison Keys were among the seeded women to overcome the stifling conditions to win through to the second round of the US Open. German fourth seed Kerber (pictured) prevailed 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 over Russian Margarita Gasparyan. “I think it’s one of the hottest days that I remember here,” she said.