French Open 2015 Results: Tuesday Winners, Scores, Stats and Singles Draw Update
The first set of quarterfinals on the men's and women's side of the draw took place on Tuesday, and one of the mighty has fallen.
No. 2 Roger Federer was thoroughly dominated by Swiss countryman and No. 8 seed Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). Federer never seemed to find his game throughout the match. Wawrinka used a dominating first serve to take early control in the first set. He won 80 percent of his first-service points in the initial set.
Things got even worse in the second set for Federer. Wawrinka only got in 40 percent of his first serves, but he won every point when he served, and Federer committed 15 unforced errors in the set as well.
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In the last set, Federer mounted a bit of a comeback, but Wawrinka would power past him to take the third-set tiebreaker rather easily. You can see match point in this tweet from the official Roland Garros Twitter account:
This was the first win Wawrinka has had over Federer in a Grand Slam event. From here, he will face No. 14-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The latter defeated No. 5 Kei Nishikori in five sets on Tuesday.
| Tuesday's Match Results | Winners and Semifinal Matchups |
| No. 7 Ana Ivanovic (6-3, 6-2) over No. 19 Elina Svitolina | Ivanovic |
| No. 13 Lucie Safarova (7-6 (7-3), 6-3) over No. 21 Garbine Muguruza | Safarova |
| Wednesday's Matches | Winners and Semifinal Matchups |
| No. 1 Serena Williams vs. No. 17 Sara Errani | |
| No. 23 Timea Bacsinszky vs. Alison Van Uytvanck | |
| Tuesday's Match Results | Winners and Semifinal Matchups |
| No. 8 Stan Wawrinka (6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) over No. 2 Roger Federer | Wawrinka |
| No. 14 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga over No. 5 Kei Nishikori | Tsonga |
| Wednesday's Matches | Winners and Semifinal Matchups |
| No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 6 Rafael Nadal | |
| No. 3 Andy Murray vs. No. 7 David Ferrer |
Match Recaps
Ivanovic Too Strong for Svitolina
Ana Ivanovic continued her march toward another French Open title with her dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over Elina Svitolina on Tuesday. Ivanovic has had better days with her serve (six double-faults), but her aggressiveness and confidence produced 37 winners to just eight for Svitolina.
The latter seemed tentative and perhaps overwhelmed by the moment and talent of her opponent. She had never advanced beyond the second round at the French Open prior to this year's run to the quarterfinals.
Svitolina didn't seem to have the juice needed to go for and execute the big shots she needed.
A total of 24 of Ivanovic's winners came off her forehand. Renowned tennis coach and ESPN analyst Darren Cahill acknowledged the effectiveness of the shot and congratulated Ivanovic via Twitter:
Ivanovic will take on Lucie Safarova on Thursday in one of the women's semifinals.
Errors Victimize Muguruza
Garbine Muguruza committed 29 unforced errors as Safarova exposed the Spaniard's inability to make tough shots with her backhand. Safarova prevailed 7-6 (7-3), 6-3. During the match, 13 of Muguruza's unforced errors were off the backhand and another five forced errors came on the shot.
Safarova continues to plow through the field, but per this quote captured by the Roland Garros Twitter account, the impact of reaching the final four of the French Open hasn't completely hit Safarova just yet:
She'll undoubtedly have her toughest assignment yet when she faces Ivanovic on Thursday.
Safarova should feel confident heading into the match. In the career series against Ivanovic, Safarova holds a 5-3 advantage that includes a 1-1 record against the Serbian at Roland Garros, per Tennis Datenbank.
Tsonga Tames Tough Nishikori
Early in the match, Tsonga looked to be on his way to an easy straight-sets victory. However, a piece of metal from the stadium fell from the structure onto fans, causing a delay and costing the Frenchman some momentum.
Thankfully, those who were impacted in the stands only suffered minor injuries, per Roland Garros' Twitter account:
Nishikori emerged from the break with a newfound vigor, taking both the third and fourth sets. In the final set, it was Tsonga's turn to make an adjustment. A focus on his dominating serve and treacherous forehand led to the 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 4-3, 6-3 win.
He manage nine aces and saw Nishikori make 51 unforced errors.
When the match was over, Tsonga paid respects to the French crowd that cheered him on to victory. He scratched a message to the fans in the red clay in French. The translation was, "Roland G. I love you."
Tennis television graphics professional Steph Trudel confirmed Tsonga's message and offers the image:
Looking Ahead to Wednesday
The top seeds will be in action on Wednesday as No. 1 Novak Djokovic takes on No. 6 Rafael Nadal and No. 1 Serena Williams faces No. 17 Sara Errani.
Djokovic and Nadal renew their storied rivalry with Rafa holding on to a 22-20 edge in the series, per Tennis Datenbank.
Nadal hasn't played his best heading into the French Open, though he has seemingly righted the ship up to this point at the 2015 French Open. Djokovic is on a 26-match win streak and looks to take a huge step toward completing the career Grand Slam.
In the other two quarterfinals, No. 3 Andy Murray battles No. 7 David Ferrer and No. 23 Timea Bacsinszky battles Alison Van Uytvanck. It should be yet another exciting day of action at Roland Garros.
All stats per RolandGarros.com unless otherwise noted.
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