Buyunchaokete stuns Jodar as Wu Yibing reaches US Open third round

Buyunchaokete made the most of his second chance at the US Open by earning a first Grand Slam main-draw victory, while fellow Chinese player Wu Yibing advanced to the men's singles third round in New York.

Buyunchaokete produced a major upset in the first round, sweeping past Spanish 12th seed Rafael Jodar 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.

The world No.

124 had initially missed out on a place in the main draw after losing 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to Federico Cina in the final round of qualifying.

However, Thanasi Kokkinakis' withdrawal handed Buyunchaokete a place as a lucky loser and with that came another opportunity to extend his stay in New York.

The 24-year-old took full advantage against world No.

13 Jodar, who is regarded as one of the best up-and-coming players after jumping from outside the Top 100 to the brink of the Top 10 this season.

Buyunchaokete controlled the match on serve, winning 84 percent of his first-serve points and 69 percent behind his second delivery, while not allowing his opponent a single break-point opportunity.

Rain interrupted the contest, but it did little to halt Buyunchaokete's momentum.

He converted seven of his 16 break points and conceded just four games across the three sets to wrap up his maiden Grand Slam main-draw win on his seventh attempt.

Buyunchaokete will next meet American wildcard Michael Zheng, who defeated Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the opening round.

The winner will advance to the last 32.

Wu has already secured his place in the third round after overcoming Australia's James Duckworth 7-5, 6-3, 6-1.

The opening set proved the toughest for Wu, but the Chinese player broke late to take it 7-5 before increasingly asserting control over the contest.