Wimbledon 2012 Results: Breaking Down Latest Winners and Scores

It took two days to decide her 2nd round match, but Maria Sharapova will continue on in Women's Singles. Ranked No. 1 in the world, the Russian star defeated a testy Tsvetana Pironkova, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-0.

A number of Americans fared well, including Serena Williams and Christina McHale on the women's side and Andy Roddick and Brian Baker on the men's. Baker's play has been surprising because he entered the tournament ranked 126th.

According to the Sporting News, Sharapova had to overcome some "old serving problems that cost her the second set" against Pironkova, who defeated Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2010 and 2011.  

"If she played on grass 365 days a year, she'd be top five probably,'' Sharapova said. "She has the perfect game for it.''

Oprandi Upended

It didn't take long for second-ranked Victoria Azarenka to take care of business in her 2nd round match with Romina Oprandi. 

Azarenka actually accomplished the feat in 51 minutes flat.

The final tally was 6-2, 6-0 in just the second meeting ever between the two. According to FoxNews.com, Oprandi won 6-1, 6-1 on clay in 2007.

Fox News also points out that that Azarenka has reached the 3rd round for the "sixth time in seven appearances."

The defending Australian Open champ made it to the semifinals last year.  

Kvitova Makes Statement

One year ago, Petra Kvitova burst on to the scene at Wimbledon at the age of 21 and left the All England Club with the grandest prize of all.

But outpointing Maria Sharapova in the 2011 final is ancient history and Kvitova has let the world know that she will need some luck to shock the world again.

The Czech certainly did not need any on Thursday, as she made a mockery out of Britain's Elena Baltacha 6-0, 6-4.

But despite her No. 4 ranking, Kvitova remains humble. And perhaps she should be, after a surprising loss in her 1st round warm-up match at Eastbourne.

Serena Looks Spectacular

At age 30, she has won Wimbledon four times and is vying for her 14th Grand Slam title. But Serena Williams moves on the grass courts of Wimbledon like she is 10 years younger.

She also appears to have re-established her dominating serve. 

According to Yahoo Sports, Serena was "overpowering" in a 6-1, 6-4, 3rd round win over Melinda Czink of Hungary.

Williams won 37 of 44 points while serving, including 27 of 28 on first serves, and never faced a break point.

Williams served up 10 aces in the match, including one that was clocked at 119 miles per hour.

Bad Day for Bartoli

Marion Bartoli double faulted 10 times and it cost her a 2nd round match against Croatia's Mirjana Lucic (6-4, 6-3).

Lucic had her opponent scrambling from the get-go, with serves up to 114 miles per hour. Bartoli also committed 14 unforced errors in the loss.  

Nadal Gets Delayed in Ouster

Lukas Rosol had to stay patient during the closing of Centre Court's roof at Wimbledon, but the wait was well worth it.

Tied 2-2 in the first set with Rafael Nadal, Rosol brushed off the 30-minute interruption to shock the tournament's two-time champion, 6-7 (9-11), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. 

The surprising result may go down in history as one of the greatest upsets in men's singles' history at Wimbledon.

In a column written for USA Today, Douglas Robson described Nadal as "flat, flustered, and uncharacteristically unsporting, even dipping his shoulder, as opponent Lukas Rosol brushed past him on a changeover."

Ranked 100th in the world, Rosol looked a lot better than that in dismissing Nadal in the second round.

According to the New York Times, Nadal had not previously lost "in any round at Wimbledon but the final since 2005."

In contrast, the 26-year-old Rosol had "lost in the first round of qualifying the last five years at Wimbledon and had only played three main-draw matches on grass in his career." 

So "goodbye No. 2 seed." And say "so-long" to your chance to meet Novak Djokovic in another title match. After four consecutive Grand Slam final battles with Djokovic, Nadal has nothing better to do than to sit back and watch Wimbledon play out. 

Brits Have Faith in Murray

Andy Murray has reached Wimbledon's semifinals the past three years. This time he wants to get over the hump.

The local favorite has plenty of reason to be encouraged because if he won the Grand Slam title, he would be the first British man to do so since Fred Perry in 1936.

Seeded fourth, Murray came one step closer to accomplishing the difficult task, with a 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) marathon win over Croatia's Ivo Karlovic.

At 6'10", Karlovic scares the daylights out of opponents with his height and monster serve. But despite 17 aces by the big man, Murray broke him four times to escape with the 2nd round victory. 

According to Eurosport.com, "Murray will face Marcos Baghdatis for a place in the last 16," after his opponent Grigor Dimitrov became ill and withdrew, when the score was 5-7, 1-4. 

Heels over Head

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was once an Australian Open runner up and made the semifinals last year at Wimbledon. But in tennis, you need to learn how to close.

Tsonga started slow, but closed out Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in four sets to move into the tournament's third round.

Seeded fifth last year, Tsonga made news when he upended Roger Federer for a spot in the semis. 

Next up for Tsonga is Slovakian Lukas Lacko, who reached his first singles' ATP final this year in Zagreb. Lacko lost that match to Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets. 

Moving on to Round of 32

No. 10 seed Mardy Fish is glad to just be running around again, after suffering recent heart complications. But he seems to be fully recovered after a grueling victory over Britain's own James Ward.

With PGA golf star Sergio Garcia looking on, Fish and Ward won exchanged sets throughout the four-hour match, before Fish put an end to the madness with a 6-3 victory in the fifth set.

The final tally was 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (7/3), 6-3.

Fish can rest easy for now, but he will need every ounce of energy he has left to beat Belgian David Goffin in the next round. 

Outspoken Frenchman

Gilles Simon may be a handsome guy, but his "pretty-boy" looks are not helping him with the women of Wimbledon.

After announcing his disdain for tennis' equality in pay, Simon got an earful from Maria Sharapova, who firmly believes that she deserves to make earnings that are comparable to men.

According to Steve Douglas of the Associated Press, Sharapova said the following:

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"Women have fought so long to get equal prize money. It was a big challenge and nobody really supported us. It's been a few years since we've gotten that. We're all really proud of it, and we continue to build the sport and make it bigger."

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Simon actually defended his opinion, but Serena Williams was not buying any of it.

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"A lot more people are watching Maria than Simon... She's way hotter than he is. Women's tennis, I think, is really awesome. It's a great fight. We fought for years with Billie Jean King."

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Game, set, match to the ladies. And to make matters worse for Simon, he lost twice over, with a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) loss to Xavier Malisse of Belgium.