
French Open 2015: Twitter Reacts to Tuesday's Bracket Results, Scores, Winners
Tuesday at the French Open was quite the eventful day despite the tournament still being in first-round action. A number of superstars got their tournament underway, and a few huge upsets rocked the bracket.
Coming into the day, the biggest story was Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams all opening up play. None disappointed though Jarkko Nieminen tested Djokovic before Djokovic eventually won 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.
After, Djokovic paid respect to his opponent, per Roland Garros on Twitter:
Of course, nobody expected Djokovic to bow out this early given his track record in the first round at this tournament, as ESPN Stats & Information noted:
Rafael Nadal, meanwhile, hasn't come into this tournament in top form, but he was certainly dialed in both during his 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 dismissal of Quentin Halys and afterwards in his press conference, per Jim Caple of ESPN:
Greg Garber of ESPN.com has more on that epic answer:
"At the end of his news conference, Nadal was asked if there was any room for improvement heading toward the second week. His long-winded answer was 918 words long. It began with an aggressive forehand and consistency and wound up with a passionate defense of the Spanish Tennis Federation.
Yes, Rafael Nadal is fully engaged here. Back to you, Mr. Djokovic.
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Indeed, the rest of the field would probably prefer Nadal was approaching this tournament from a more relaxed, easygoing perspective. But don't expect Nadal to start sharing French Open titles without putting up a fight.
The American men at Roland Garros put up quite the fight, as No. 16 John Isner beat Andreas Seppi in straight sets, and Jack Sock provided one of the shockers on the day, knocking off No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.
After, former tennis star Andy Roddick had kind words for the pair:
Sock didn't provide the only upset on the day, however. No. 6 Eugenie Bouchard, who can't seem to buy a win right now, fell in the first round to Kristina Mladenovic, 6-4, 6-4. Despite reaching the semifinals at the Australian Open and French Open and the final at Wimbledon last season, Bouchard is mired in a deep slump at the moment, with just two matches won since reaching the quarterfinals in this year's Australian Open.
Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star summed up her struggles succinctly:
And Damien Cox of Sportsnet had some harsh critiques of Bouchard after her showing on Tuesday:
While Bouchard disappointed, Serena Williams opened her French Open with a strong showing and straight-sets victory. In fact, the only thing that seemed to fool her on the day was one lob shot, as Roland Garros on Twitter posted:
Sometimes, you just have to laugh at yourself.
The second round gets underway on Wednesday, with players like No. 2 Maria Sharapova, No. 2 Roger Federer, No. 3 Simona Halep, No. 4 Tomas Berdych, No. 5 Kei Nishikori, No. 7 Ana Ivanovic, No. 8 Stan Wawrinka, No. 8 Carla Suarez Navarro, No. 9 Ekaterina Makarova, No. 11 Angelique Kerber and No. 13 Gael Monfils, among others, all in action.
Given all of the upsets we've already seen at Roland Garros, it would appear no one is safe at this year's tournament. As Round 2 commences, it's a lesson some of the favorites would be wise to heed.

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