Wimbledon 2016 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats from Thursday's Singles Bracket
Andy Murray didn't have to produce his best tennis to beat Yen-Hsun Lu during Thursday's 2016 Wimbledon action, beating the veteran from Taiwan 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.
Kei Nishikori needed four sets to get past Julien Benneteau, and David Ferrer won just eight games in a three-set loss against Nicolas Mahut.
In the women's draw, Samantha Stosur lost in two sets to Sabine Lisicki, and Venus Williams needed three sets to get past qualifier Maria Sakkari. In the biggest shock of the day, French Open champion Garbine Muguruza lost to qualifier Jana Cepelova in less than an hour.
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Here's a look at the men's results from Thursday:
| Mikhail Youzhny bt. Horacio Zeballos | 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 |
| Donald Young bt. Leonardo Mayer | 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 |
| John Isner (18) bt. Marcos Baghdatis | 7-6, 7-6, 6-3 |
| Fabio Fognini bt. Federico Delbonis | 6-4, 1-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 |
| Lucas Pouille (32) bt. Marius Copil (q) | 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| Matthew Barton (q) bt. Albano Olivetti (q) | 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 14-12 |
| Marin Cilic (9) bt. Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6-2, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Lukas Lacko (q) bt. Ivo Karlovic (23) | 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert bt. Damir Dzumhur | 6-3, 7-6, 7-6, 6-2 |
| Nicolas Mahut bt. David Ferrer (13) | 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 |
| Denis Istomin bt. Nicolas Almagro | 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 |
| Grigor Dimitrov bt. Gilles Simon (16) | 6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 |
| Milos Raonic (6) bt. Andreas Seppi | 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| David Goffin (11) bt. Edouard Roger-Vasselin (q) | 6-4, 6-0, 6-3 |
| Kei Nishikori (5) bt. Julien Benneteau | 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 |
| Sam Querrey (28) bt. Thomaz Bellucci | 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 |
| Jack Sock (27) bt. Robin Haase | 6-1, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 |
| Daniel Evans bt. Alexandr Dolgopolov (30) | 7-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| Steve Johnson bt. Jeremy Chardy | 6-1, 7-6, 6-3 |
| Andrey Kuznetsov bt. Gilles Muller | 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Roberto Bautista (14) bt. Mikhail Kukushkin | Withdrawal |
| Andy Murray (2) bt. Yen-Hsun Lu | 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 |
| Albert Ramos bt. Viktor Troicki (25) | 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 |
| Richard Gasquet (7) bt. Marcel Granollers | 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 |
| Joao Sousa (31) bt. Dennis Novikov (q) | 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 |
| John Millman bt. Benoit Paire (26) | 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 |
| Bernard Tomic (19) bt. Radu Albot (q) | 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 |
| Jiri Vesely bt. Dominic Thiem (8) | 7-6, 7-6, 7-6 |
The women's results:
| Annika Beck bt. Heather Watson | 3-6, 6-0, 12-10 |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich bt. Kristina Mladenovic (31) | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Sloane Stephens (18) bt. Shuai Peng | 7-6, 6-2 |
| Ekaterina Makarova bt. Johanna Larsson | 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 |
| Barbora Strycova (24) bt. Anett Kontaveit | 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Mandy Minella (q) bt. Anna Tatishvili | 7-5, 3-0* |
| Timea Bacsinszky (11) bt. Luksika Kumkhum (q) | 6-4, 6-2 |
| Monica Niculescu bt. Aleksandra Krunic (q) | 6-1, 6-4 |
| Sabine Lisicki bt. Samantha Stosur (14) | 6-4, 6-2 |
| Daria Kasatkina (29) bt. Lara Arruabarrena | 7-6, 6-3 |
| Carina Witthoeft bt. Kurumi Nara | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Anna-Lena Friedsam bt. Ekaterina Alexandrova (q) | 6-4, 7-6 |
| Venus Williams (8) bt. Maria Sakkari (q) | 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 |
| Madison Keys (9) bt. Kirsten Flipkens | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 |
| Alize Cornet bt. Sara Errani (20) | 7-6, 7-5 |
| Lucie Safarova (28) bt. Samantha Crawford | 6-3, 6-4 |
| Carla Suarez Navarro (12) bt. Denisa Allertova | 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| Yaroslava Shvedova bt. Elina Svitolina (17) | 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 |
| Angelique Kerber (4) bt. Varvara Lepchenko | 6-1, 6-4 |
| Simona Halep (5) bt. Francesca Schiavone | 6-1, 6-1 |
| Kiki Bertens (26) bt. Mona Barthel | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Misaki Doi bt. Karolina Pliskova (15) | 7-6, 6-3 |
| Katerina Siniakova bt. Caroline Garcia (30) | 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| Julia Boserup (q) bt. Belinda Bencic (7) | 6-4, 1-0* |
| Coco Vandeweghe (27) bt. Timea Babos | 6-2, 6-3 |
| Agnieszka Radwanska (3) bt. Ana Konjuh | 6-2, 4-6, 9-7 |
| Jana Cepelova (q) bt. Garbine Muguruza (2) | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Marina Erakovic (q) bt. Jelena Jankovic (22) | 4-6, 7-6, 8-6 |
| Dominika Cibulkova (19) bt. Daria Gavrilova | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Roberta Vinci (6) bt. Ying-Ying Duan (ll) | 6-3, 7-5 |
| Elena Vesnina bt. Andrea Petkovic (32) | 7-5, 6-3 |
| Eugenie Bouchard bt. Johanna Konta (16) | 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 |
*Retired
To access the full results and bracket, visit Wimbledon's official website.
Recap
Murray shook off a poor start to cruise past Lu Thursday, dropping three of the first four games but rebounding with a strong performance. The former Wimbledon champion needed less than two hours to book his spot in the third round.
Lu beat Murray at the Olympics in 2008 but hasn't taken a set against the Scot since, and he was thoroughly outclassed Thursday. The 32-year-old couldn't keep up in the rallies, although he scored a handful of excellent points with his direct approach.
As reported by the BBC (h/t the Telegraph's Charlie Eccleshare), Murray admitted he struggled in the opening set:
"The first set was tough. There were a lot of close games, I managed to hang on at the end of the first and then settled down towards the end of the second and was hitting the ball much better in the third and feeling more comfortable.
If you can win matches easily it does help because you can rest. It has been a good start. I will just try and do my best - work hard, keep my head down and hopefully have a good tournament.
"
Lu had won 11 straight and has two Challenger titles on grass on his resume, but once Murray pushed the pace, he lost his composure. Murray cleaned up his groundstrokes in the second set, and Lu never came close to pulling off the upset.
It was a strong showing from Murray, who sent a clear warning sign to the rest of the men's contenders. Australia's John Millman awaits him in the next round.
Fans looking for upsets found their fair share elsewhere, however. Ferrer's exit at the hands of Mahut was one of the biggest of the day, although the Frenchman is known as a strong player on grass. Dominic Thiem is the highest men's seed to head home from the tournament so far, as the men's No. 8 was eliminated by Jiri Vesely.
But an even bigger upset was right on the horizon. Roland Garros winner Muguruza produced a horrific showing against Cepelova, winning just five games on her way out of the tournament.
Per Christopher Clarey of the New York Times, Muguruza put up some dreadful statistics:
His colleague Ben Rothenberg noticed Cepelova has a knack for upsets:
Ivo Karlovic lost in four sets against qualifier Lukas Lacko, despite hitting 34 aces, and Milos Raonic easily took care of Andreas Seppi in three sets.
Williams dropped a set against Sakkari but regained her composure in time to win 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, and Angelique Kerber was never troubled against Varvara Lepchenko. Agnieszka Radwanska survived three match points against Ana Konjuh, who suffered an injury in the final set.
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