Second seed Anderson defeats Groth at Memphis Open (Yahoo Sports)

Second-seeded Kevin Anderson used a dominant service game to oust Sam Groth 6-3, 6-2 Thursday night in the Memphis Open. Anderson of South Africa, ranked 15th in the world, won 24 of 25 first-serve points while mixing in a half dozen aces to defeat the Australian in 1 hour. Fourth-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov was not as successful in his match, losing 6-1, 7-5 to Bernard Tomic of Australia. Steve Johnson of the United States was pushed to a third set tiebreaker by Dustin Brown of Germany before winning 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3) in a match that stretched two hours.