NEW YORK -- With torrential rain wiping out play on all other courts at Flushing Meadows Thursday afternoon, Andy Murray banked another straight-sets win under the new roof at Arthur Ashe.Novak Djokovic, his main rival for the US Open title, had benefited from a walkover Wednesday, and Murray looked to get his business done quickly against a tricky opponent in Marcel Granollers.The world No. 2 was seemingly racing toward the third round when he went 5-2 up in the first set. But a 10-minute long service game and three missed set points later, Murray was broken by the Spaniard.The next game went even longer and Murray eventually took his seventh set point after 67 minutes. From there, the 2012 champion raced through the second set and closed out a 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 win in two hours, 23 minutes.It was tough -- had it gone to five-all then the first set becomes a really tough one and all the pressure is on me having led 5-2 and had bunch of set points, Murray told ESPN tennis analyst Brad Gilbert on court.Thankfully I got through the 5-4 game and the momentum was back with me. He made it tough for me, hes very good with hands. Im glad to get through it in three sets.Murray got just 43 percent of his first serves in play and made 28 unforced errors, but he hit 34 winners and won 65 percent of points on his second serve.I hit quite a lot of winners, although my first-serve percentage wasnt great, he added. I won a lot of points behind my second serve. Thats been good the first two rounds. Its a little bit different serving under the roof, a little bit heavier conditions.It was an efficient enough performance from Murray. Djokovic, dealing with a wrist injury, is a slight favorite with the bookmakers, but the British No. 1 is 24-1 since reuniting with coach Ivan Lendl.He has reached seven straight finals since the Madrid Masters in May and is bidding to become the fourth man in the Open Era to play four major finals in a calendar year.American qualifier Jared Donaldson?had never won a Grand Slam match before arriving in New York -- now he is into the?third round here.The 19-year-old, currently ranked No. 122, beat?Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to follow up on his shock four-set win over?David Goffin in the first round.A loser in the first round at Flushing Meadows the past two years, Johnson said: Im still 120 in the world. I want to be top 10, top 5, No. 1.Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 champion ranked 142nd after three left wrist surgeries, reached the third round here for the first time since 2012 with?a?7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-2 win over?19th-seeded American Steve Johnson.Kei Nishikori seized the momentum after a rain delay that lasted more than two hours to beat 20-year-old qualifier Karen Khachanov 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday. When rain halted action, the players had split the first two sets and were tied at 4-4 in the third.Britains Daniel Evans saw off Germanys Alexander Zverev in four sets to reach the third round of the US Open.The 26-year-old matched his best run at a Grand Slam with the 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory over the highly-rated teenager, having also progressed to the same stage here in 2013 and at Wimbledon earlier this summer.Wholesale LeBron James Shoes . Rinne played two periods in his first game since left hip surgery in early May. 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There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season.ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons gave a workout to veteran free-agent safety Dashon Goldson on Saturday and are in talks with the former Redskins starter about a backup role.The Falcons will be without rookie starting strong safety Keanu Neal, the first-round pick, for at least the first two regular-season games with a right knee injury. He will have arthroscopic surgery on Monday.Coach Dan Quinn said Saturday that backup Kemal Ishmael would fill in for Neal as the starting strong safety even if the team signs Goldson, 31. General manager Thomas Dimitroff said Goldsons agent said the safety also has interest from other teams.Weve been very clear about what were looking for, Dimitroff said of Goldsons projected role as a backup. He knows what his role is going to be for us and thats very important and he has to weigh that out with what hes hearing from other organizations.I dont think it has to do at all with money. I think it has to do more with his opportunity (to start).Goldson had 110 tackles in 15 starts with the Redskins in 2015. He spent his first six seasonss with San Francisco and played with Tampa Bay in 2013-14.ddddddddddddIshmael has missed the last two preseason games with a shoulder injury but could be back for Thursday nights final preseason game against Jacksonville.Quinn said he expects Ishmael to have limited participation in Sundays practice and more going through the week. Were encouraged about that.The Falcons cut nine players, including backup quarterback Sean Renfree, to reach the roster limit of 75 players.The Falcons also released safety Sergio Brown and waived offensive lineman Michael Huey, running back Gus Johnson, wide receiver Jordan Leslie, tight end Arthur Lynch, linebacker Ivan McLennan, cornerback Ryan White, and defensive lineman Brandon Williams.Renfree, a seventh-round pick in 2014, played in two games last season. Veteran Matt Schaub was signed in the offseason as quarterback Matt Ryans backup.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '