Laura Robson British number four has qualified for the first round of U.S. Open well.
Robson has won two matches Friday to reach the most important task for the first time in his career.
After beating the American 6-3 4-6 7-6 Taylor Townsend (7-0) overcame 17-year-Ling Zhang Hong Kong Robson 6-4 6-3.
Great Britain Naomi Basically they have lost the last round of qualifying in three sections is Stephanie Foretz Gacon.
Large, Stockport, won his second qualifying round, beating 22nd seed Kai-Chen Chang 6-4 6-3 5-7, but could not find a way past Gacon Foretz, ranked 115 places above her.
Robson, ranked 173 in the world, made only two errors in its natural, Zhang win in a match that lasted 80 minutes and now face Japanese Ayumi Morita in the first round at Flushing Meadows.
"It 'was definitely a pretty good day but very tiring day, I am a mixture of happy and tired," he said.
"In the second game I was so focused on not letting me overcome my fatigue I played one point at a time. And if you think like that it is impossible to make them nervous.
"The first game was very up and down. She came there with nothing to lose, and she has served, and the fly is to mix as much and you do not see many players who are doing these days it.
"It was very difficult to play and I've always difficult to play against other lefties."
Robson noticed her earlier run-up at Flushing Meadows helped her, and she added: "Over the past two years, I told my third-round matches, I can learn from these experiences.
"You always think positively, so my third round match today, I thought, 'I've been in this situation before, I have nothing to lose, and I just go for it'."
British number two players, James Ward, the American Michael Yani in the first round on Tuesday, when Andy Murray, Elena Baltacha, Heather Watson, and Anne Keothavong has direct access to the most important role in the rankings.
U.S. Tennis Association has canceled the day Saturday Arthur Ashe Kids' at Flushing Meadows because of concern about the approach of Hurricane Irene.
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