Wimbledon 2015: Tuesday Results, Highlights, Scores Recap from London
Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal maintained order in the men's draw with straight-sets victories on Day 2 of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships. Simona Halep and Eugenie Bouchard weren't as fortunate on the more drama-filled women's side.
Halep and Bouchard were both eliminated in the first round on Tuesday by unheralded opponents, Jana Cepelova and Ying-Ying Duan, respectively. That's great news for No. 2 seed Petra Kvitova, who posted a dominant win over Kiki Bertens to start her run on the bottom half of the draw.
Let's check out the complete set of singles results from the second day of play at the All England Club. That's followed by a review of some of the most notable storylines from Tuesday's action.
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Men's Results
| 1 | (2) Roger Federer | Damir Dzumhur | 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1 | (3) Andy Murray | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6-4, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1 | (6) Tomas Berdych | Jeremy Chardy | 6-2, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 |
| 1 | (10) Rafael Nadal | Thomaz Bellucci | 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1 | (12) Gilles Simon | Nicolas Almagro | 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1 | (13) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Gilles Muller | 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 3-6 6-2 |
| 1 | (15) Feliciano Lopez | Steve Darcis | 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1 | (18) Gael Monfils | Pablo Carreno Busta | 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1 | (20) Roberto Bautista Agut | Ruben Bemelmans | 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 1 | (22) Viktor Troicki | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1 | (23) Ivo Karlovic | Elias Ymer | 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 1 | (25) Andreas Seppi | Brydan Klein | 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1 | Pablo Andujar | (29) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1 | (30) Fabio Fognini | Tim Smyczek | 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1 | Sam Groth | (31) Jack Sock | 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | Kyle Edmund | 7-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1 | James Ward | Luca Vanni | 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1 | Sam Querrey | Igor Sijsling | 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1 | Albert Ramos-Vinolas | Denis Istomin | 6-2, 6-2, 3-2 ret. |
| 1 | Robin Haase | Alejandro Falla | 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1 | Blaz Kavcic | Yuichi Sugita | 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| 1 | Aljaz Bedene | Radek Stepanek | 7-5, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1 | Dustin Brown | Yen-Hsun Lu | 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1 | Adrian Mannarino | Michael Berrer | 6-7, 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1 | Borna Coric | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 4-6, 7-6, 6-2, 1-6, 9-7 |
| 1 | Jiri Vesely | Paolo Lorenzi | 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1 | Benoit Paire | Mikhail Youzhny | 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1 | Vasek Pospisil | Vincent Millot | 7-6, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | Facundo Bagnis | 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1 | James Duckworth | Malek Jaziri | 7-6, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 7-5 |
| 1 | Nicolas Mahut | Filip Krajinovic | 7-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 |
| 1 | Lukas Rosol | Ernests Gulbis | 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
Women's Results
| 1 | (2) Petra Kvitova | Kiki Bertens | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1 | Jana Cepelova | (3) Simona Halep | 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1 | (5) Caroline Wozniacki | Saisai Zheng | 7-5, 6-0 |
| 1 | (8) Ekaterina Makarova | Sachia Vickery | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1 | (10) Angelique Kerber | Carina Witthoeft | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 1 | Ying-Ying Duan | (12) Eugenie Bouchard | 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1 | (13) Agnieszka Radwanska | Lucie Hradecka | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1 | (15) Timea Bacsinszky | Julia Goerges | 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1 | (17) Elina Svitolina | Misaki Doi | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1 | (18) Sabine Lisicki | Jarmila Gajdosova | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1 | (20) Garbine Muguruza | Varvara Lepchenko | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1 | (25) Alize Cornet | Ana Konjuh | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1 | (26) Svetlana Kuznetsova | Laura Siegemund | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1 | (28) Jelena Jankovic | Elena Vesnina | 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 |
| 1 | (31) Camila Giorgi | Teliana Pereira | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1 | Heather Watson | (32) Caroline Garcia | 1-6, 6-3, 8-6 |
| 1 | Evgeniya Rodina | Laura Robson | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Mona Barthel | 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1 | Magdalena Rybarikova | Karin Knapp | 7-6, 3-0 ret. |
| 1 | Kristyna Pliskova | Tereza Smitkova | 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 1 | Denisa Allertova | Katerina Siniakova | 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1 | Christina McHale | Johanna Larsson | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1 | Kurumi Nara | Magda Linette | 3-6, 6-3, 4-3 ret. |
| 1 | Monica Niculescu | Monica Puig | 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1 | Mirjana Lucic-Baroni | Yaroslava Shvedova | 7-5, 6-7, 7-5 |
| 1 | Tatjana Maria | Bojana Jovanovski | 7-6, 7-5 |
| 1 | Olga Govortsova | Andreea Mitu | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1 | Lara Arruabarrena | Pauline Parmentier | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1 | Casey Dellacqua | Tamira Paszek | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1 | Ajla Tomljanovic | Klara Koukalova | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1 | Silvia Soler-Espinosa | Sesil Karatantcheva | 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
Day 2 Recap
Although Federer was playing Damir Dzumhur, the 88th-ranked player in the world, it's hard not to come away impressed with his first-round effort. He moved around the court with ease, struck the ball well off both wings and never let the underdog gain any traction.
The Swiss star remains firmly entrenched as part of tennis' Big Four with Murray, Nadal and Novak Djokovic. His results on the Grand Slam stage have slipped in recent years, however, as he's claimed just one major title since 2011.
That came at the All England Club in 2012. It was his seventh Wimbledon championship, tying the all-time Open Era record held by Pete Sampras. He also reached the final one year ago before falling short in a five-set thriller against Djokovic.
So Federer still loves the surface. He's also feeling strong heading into the event thanks to the extra week between the French Open and Wimbledon this year, as noted by Kevin Mitchell of the Guardian.
"It's probably been the best preparation I've ever had for Wimbledon, because we have a week more on the grass," Federer said. "I'm sure I'm not the only one saying that. It's changed everything. The body might feel it after Wimbledon but the good thing is you can heal problems you might have carried over from the French rather than taking them right away on to the grass."
His play on Tuesday backed up those comments.
Murray and Nadal also looked poised for deep runs with strong opening outings. Of course, with all three of those top players in the bottom half of the draw, saving energy now for those likely battles on the horizon is essential.
The most notable upset on the men's side was Jack Sock falling to Sam Groth. The 22-year-old American has been making positive strides, including a fourth-round run at the French Open, but the loss puts a temporary hold on his rise.
Bouchard, who looked like tennis' next superstar one year ago en route to the Wimbledon final, bowed out in the first round of a major for the second straight time. The loss drops her overall record this season to a mind-boggling 8-14.
The biggest difference is a lack of assertion on the court. Last year, she came into her own because she was taking control of points early by being aggressive. For whatever reason, she's failing to do that now, even when facing what should be overmatched opponents.
SI Tennis provided part of her explanation for the loss:
She's not alone in her recent struggles, though. Halep has also run into some issues in the sport's marquee events, getting knocked out in the second round in Paris and now the first round at Wimbledon—far from what you would expect from the No. 3 player in the world.
Matt Cronin of Tennis Reporters passed along his take:
Along with Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki and Ekaterina Makarova are top-10 seeds who will benefit from those early exits after their victories on Tuesday.
Looking ahead, the Day 3 schedule includes both No. 1 seeds, Djokovic and Serena Williams. The latter has dealt with sluggish starts over the past couple of months and will look to iron out those issues against Timea Babos on Wednesday.
Other notable matches include French Open champion Stan Wawrinka against Victor Estrella Burgos, Grigor Dimitrov battling Steve Johnson, Maria Sharapova taking on Richel Hogenkamp and Ana Ivanovic facing a tricky test in the form of Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
By the time the dust settles, a few more high-profile players will likely be heading home.
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