Number seven seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga needed just 78 minutes to book his place in the second round of the US Open.
Seventh-seed safely through in New York
Number seven seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga needed just 78 minutes to book his place in the second round of the US Open.
The powerful Frenchman laid down his marker for the event with a comprehensive 6-0 6-2 6-1 victory over 18-year-old Chase Buchanan on the Grandstand Court.
Tsonga, who has never reached the second week at Flushing Meadows, fired down 29 winners and will play Jarkko Nieminen for a place in the third round after he overcame Fabio Fognini in straight-sets.
American opponent Buchanan was handed a wildcard by the US Tennis Association as the 2009 USTA boys' champion, however he was simply no match for the Frenchman.
There was also an early shock on day two as American qualifier Jesse Witten stunned Russian 29th seed Igor Andreev 6-4 6-0 6-2.
Witten, 26, took command from the start against the visibly out-of-sorts Russian and was predictably delighted with his maiden ATP tour triumph.
"It's my first ATP victory - it's been a lot of years," he said. "The last couple of weeks I've been playing well and I am not even sure why, but I am just going to roll with it.
"I played three qualifiers and I feel comfortable on the outside courts here. I wasn't nervous and that helped me get off to a quick start."
Next up for Witten is Argentine Maximo Gonzales who came back from two sets down to triumph over Slovakian Karol Beck in their first round match, winning the epic encounter 2-6 1-6 6-1 6-4 6-3.
Elsewhere in Tsonga's quarter of the draw, number 17 seed Tomas Berdych advanced past American left-hander Wayne Odesnik 7-5 6-4 6-4.
