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American teen Donaldson notches another upset to reach Round 3

Jerry Lai / USA TODAY Sports

NEW YORK - American qualifier Jared Donaldson has won the first two Grand Slam matches of his career to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open.

The 19-year-old Donaldson, who is currently ranked No. 122, defeated Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday, following up on his 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0 upset of David Goffin in the first round.

Donaldson has lost in the first round of the U.S. Open in each of the past two years and failed to qualify for any other major. He says he not satisfied with his success so far, reminding reporters, ''I'm still 120 in the world. I want to be top 10, top 5, No. 1.''

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