Gamewatch: Seles v Cho

All the action as sixth seed Monica Seles beats Yoon Jeong Cho of Korea in the US Open third round.

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Third set

Seles 6-1 5-7 6-3 Cho
Seles is back in the groove and finally reaches match point when a Cho forehand goes long and leaves the Korean at 15-40 on her serve. Another forehand error from Cho and Seles has finally won.

Seles 6-1 5-7 5-3 Cho
Seles looks to have got her rhythm back and wins the game to love.

Seles 6-1 5-7 4-3 Cho
A fabulous rally gets the crowd cheering - Cho covers the court brilliantly and is finally rewarded when she wins the point. The Korean holds comfortably.

Seles 6-1 5-7 4-2 Cho
Seles has to save a break point but finally holds with some neat play. The sixth seed is expending a lot of energy and has to nip to the chair at the end of the game for a swig of water.

Seles 6-1 5-7 3-2 Cho
Both women are grunting now, Seles with the effort of trying to finish Cho off, Cho as she struggles to hang in. Cho double-faults but Seles cannot take advantage. Seles refuses to come to the net and pays the price as Cho holds serve.

Seles 6-1 5-7 3-1 Cho
Seles consolidates her break by holding but she still does not look convincing.

Seles 6-1 5-7 2-1 Cho
Seles appears to be getting more of a grip but a lucky netcord keeps Cho in the game. However, some powerful hitting from Seles earns her a break point and although she is denied the first time, she takes the game on her next opportunity.

Seles 6-1 5-7 1-1 Cho
Seles finally stops the rot and holds serve but she is not looking like the same player she was half an hour ago.

Seles 6-1 5-7 0-1 Cho
Seles seems to have regrouped and earns a break point but Cho is proving very determined and wins her seventh game in a row.

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Second set

Seles 6-1 5-7 Cho
Seles has lost her rhythm, especially on her serve. Cho pumps her fist as she wins a punishing rally and she now has the confidence to approach the net. A double fault from Seles gives Cho set point. Seles saves it but Cho will not be denied and levels in a match which she had seemed on her way out of.

Seles 6-1 5-6 Cho
Seasoned baseliner Seles is forced to come forward and registers her first winner at the net in the entire match. Cho is hanging in well but Seles has only herself to blame for not having her feet up in the locker room by now. She must now come and out and serve to stay in the set.

Seles 6-1 5-5 Cho
Seles is serving with new balls but is still struggling to see off her qualifier opponent. The sixth seed tenses up and bangs a forehand wide, giving Cho a break point. Another skewed forehand and Cho is back on level terms in the set.

Seles 6-1 5-4 Cho
As the hour mark passes, Seles is just missing lots of shots now where before she was clipping the lines.

Seles 6-1 5-3 Cho
It has got a little breezier and Seles is having problems with her toss, serving a double fault, as she slips to 15-40. Cho fluffs up the first but a wild shot from Seles hands the game to her opponent and the sixth seed angrily swishes her racket.

Seles 6-1 5-2 Cho
Cho goes 0-30 down but shows fighting spirit to win the next four points and put off the inevitable for at least another game.

Seles 6-1 5-1 Cho
Seles' level dips slightly, allowing Cho to battle to deuce but Seles soon restores order and wins the next two points.

Seles 6-1 4-1 Cho
In a carbon copy of Cho's prevous service game, the Korean goes 0-40 down. There is a murmur of sympathy in the sparse crowd as one of Cho's first serves bounces before it hits the net. Seles clinches the game - the match is becoming embarrassingly one-sided.

Seles 6-1 3-1 Cho
Seles is finding the lines all the time now and Cho is looking a bit dispirited as once again she is making no inroads on the American's serve.

Seles 6-1 2-1 Cho
Seles again applies the pressure and Cho finds herself 0-40 down. Seles converts her first break point and is now surely on course for the fourth round.

Seles 6-1 1-1 Cho
Seles sends Cho from side to side of the court and holds serve comfortably yet again.

Seles 6-1 0-1 Cho
Cho is having to work really hard to stay in the points but comes up with a deep forehand to fend off a break point and gives her confidence a boost by holding.

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First set

Seles 6-1 Cho
Seles is steaming along now and does not drop a point as she secures the first set in just 23 minutes.

Seles 5-1 Cho
Seles is looking right at home and starts with a cheeky dropshot that leaves Cho stranded at the baseline. The Korean soon finds herself at 15-40 and a double fault hands Seles the double-break.

Seles 4-1 Cho
A double fault from Selesand some aggressive inside-out forehands from Cho give her two chances for an immediate break-back. Seles saves the first with some ferocious hitting and the second with a delicate dropshot. The American goes on to hold.

Seles 3-1 Cho
Cho is beginning to look more confident and advances to the net on the first point, winning it with an inside-out forehand. But Seles responds by attacking the net herself on the next point and the famous grunt is already reverberating around the court. Seles earns a break point and some heavy hitting forces the error from her opponent.

Seles 2-1 Cho
Another comfortable game for sixth seed Seles.

Seles 1-1 Cho
Seles seems keen to put as much early pressure on her inexperienced opponent as possible and is climbing all over Cho's serve. The qualifier is a bit intimidated, serving a double fault, but manages to hold.

Seles 1-0 Cho
Seles serves first and eases into the match by holding comfortably.