Frenchman Michael Llodra continued his superb form by booking his place in the third round at Flushing Meadows.

Unseeded Frenchman Michael Llodra today continued his superb form at this year's US Open by booking his place in the third round at Flushing Meadows.

Llodra knocked out Wimbledon finalist and seventh seed Tomas Berdych in straight sets in the opening round and enjoyed a similarly comfortable win on Friday against Romania's Victor Hanescu.

The 30-year-old, who had lost 22 of his previous 36 first-round matches in Grand Slams, won 7-6 (7/2) 6-4 6-2 to set up a last-32 clash with Spain's Tommy Robredo.

Robredo had won the first set of his match with France's Julien Benneteau 6-4 and was in a second set tie-break when Benneteau was forced to retire hurt.

The 28-year-old looked to injure his left wrist while playing a double-handed backhand, the innocuous incident appearing worryingly similar to the problem suffered by Britain's Andy Murray in Hamburg in 2007.