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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Second seed Jelena Jankovic and former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova had to work much harder than expected to shake off their opponents in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.

Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt and Jose Reina were relieved to survive their tie against Standard Liege.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal plans to step up his intensity when he bids for a place in the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.

Peter Kenyon believes Andrei Shevchenko provided value for money during his time at Chelsea.

Colin Calderwood has played down speculation linking him with a move for Derby's Stephen Pearson.