Stosur, Azarenka through
Britain's world number 97 Johanna Konta shocked Wimbledon runner-up Garbine Muguruza in the longest women's match in US Open history on Thursday.
Konta won in 3 hours 23 minutes with her 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 triumph eclipsing by seven minutes the previous record set in 2011 when Samantha Stosur defeated Nadia Petrova.
"I am so tired. I think both of us were," said Konta, who hit 10 aces and 36 winners in a match played in fierce 30-degree heat.
Sydney-born Konta has now won 15 matches in a row since Wimbledon and goes on to tackle German 18th seed Andrea Petkovic for a place in the last 16.
Muguruza, the 21-year-old Spaniard, joins first round victims, sixth seed Lucie Safarova, seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic, number eight Karolina Pliskova and 10th-ranked Carla Suarez Navarro on the sidelines.
With Maria Sharapova having withdrawn through injury on the eve of the season's concluding Grand Slam, the women's draw was down to its bare bones.
Top seed Serena Williams and second seed Simona Halep are already in the last 32.
Fourth-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova were in second round action later in the day.
Australian 22nd seed Stosur, the last woman to beat Serena Williams at the US Open four years ago when she took the title, breezed past Russia's Evgeniya Rodina -- one of two mothers to have reached the second round -- 6-1, 6-1.
Stosur, 31, fired eight aces with no double faults and hit 29 winners in her quick-fire win, which gave her a third-round encounter against Italian 16th seed Sara Errani.
Despite the victory, Stosur hit out at organisers, who she claims have blundered over transport for players as well as practice court arrangements.
Stosur said she was forced to switch courts on Wednesday when Williams needed a place to practice.
"She kicked me off my practice court yesterday...so a few issues," said the Australian.
Halep advanced by defeating Ukraine's 104th-ranked Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3, 6-4.
Victoria Azarenka also made the last 32.
The Belarusian saw off 2009 semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium, 7-5, 6-4.
Errani made the next stage by seeing off Latvian qualifier Jelena Ostapenko 0-6, 6-4, 6-3 with Petkovic defeating Russia's Elena Vesnina 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).
Later Thursday, five-time champion Roger Federer and 2012 winner Andy Murray headed the line-up on while 2001 champion Lleyton Hewitt could play his final match at the tournament.
Federer, 34, bidding to become the oldest men's champion since Ken Rosewall in 1970 and clinch an 18th major, breezed through his opener against Leonardo Mayer in just 77 minutes on Monday.
Murray, the third seed, got past controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios in four sets in his first round.
The 28-year-old Scotsman takes on French world number 35 Adrian Mannarino.
Murray won their only other previous meeting at Indian Wells this year in straight sets.
Hewitt, who made his New York bow in 1999, faces fellow Australian and Davis Cup teammate Bernard Tomic, the 24th seed.
It will be Hewitt's 60th and last career match at the tournament if he loses, as he has already announced he will retire after next year's Australian Open.
Also in action Thursday was Swiss fifth seed and French Open champion Stan Wawrinka, who was to face South Korean teenager Hyeon Chung.
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