2014 US Open Tennis Schedule, Streaming, Match Times & News: Maria Sharapova, Simona Halep & Stan Wawrinka in Action Wednesday
Maria Sharapova, Simona Halep, Venus Williams and Stanislas Wawrinka will see action in day three of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament on Wednesday at the Flushing Meadows in New York.
Sharapova, who is one of the favorites to win the title in the women's tournament, will go up against Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania in the second round of the tournament.
The fifth-seeded Sharapova kicked off her campaign with a 6-4, 6-0 win against former doubles partner and compatriot Maria Kirilenko in one of the two night matches at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday.
With the win, Sharapova, who is looking to win her sixth Grand Slam title this year, improved her night record at the Arthur Ashe Stadium to 17-0, but the Russian star said that she is unsure whether or not playing at night really benefits her.
"I'm not really sure because this is usually the time where I'm sleeping already," Sharapova said on Monday via NY Daily News. "I think you feel the goosebumps when you go out on a night match on Arthur Ashe."
Second-seeded Halep will also take court as she is set to go up against Jana Cepelova of Slovakia.
The 22-year-old Romanian loss in the opening set of her first-round showdown against Danielle Rose Collins of USA, 6-7(2), but dominated in the next two sets to advance to the next round.
On the men's side, third-seeded Wawrinka will be the man-to-watch on Wednesday. The Swiss tennis star will go up against Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil.
Wawrinka, who opened his campaign with a hard-earned 6-2, 7-6(6), 7-6(3) win against Jiri Vesely of Czech Republic, will take court in the second match of the night session at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, shortly after the women's match between Venus Williams and Timea Bacsinszky.
The Sharapova-Dulgheru match will be the final match of the morning session at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, while the Halep-Cepelova match will be third of four matches of the morning session at the Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Tennis fans can catch the action on Tennis Channel and ESPN, while also matches will also be available through online live streaming via U.S. Open Live, Tennis Channel Live, WatchESPN and CBSSports.
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