Tennis: El Aynaoui in third round of US open

Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui, seeded 22, qualified for the third round the US grand slam in Flushing Meadows, New York.

The Moroccan defeated Spanish Rafael Nadal in (7-6) (8-6) 6-3 7-6 (8-6).

Another Moroccan, Hisham Arazi, was rolled out by Croatian Ivo Karlovic in three sets (3-6), 7-6 (7-5) 7-6, (7-4) 7-6 (8-6).