Wimbledon 2015: Results, Scores, Winners and Monday Twitter Reaction

Mike ChiariJul 6, 2015

The sisterly battle between Serena and Venus Williams highlighted a jam-packed Manic Monday at Wimbledon, but that was far from the only match that impacted the complexion of the women's and men's draws at All England Club.

World No. 1 Serena made fairly quick work of her big sister in a showdown that wasn't as competitive as many had hoped. She will be joined in the quarterfinals by former Grand Slam winners Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka, as well as American upstarts Coco Vandeweghe and Madison Keys.

On the men's side, No. 1 Novak Djokovic had his struggles with No. 14 Kevin Anderson, as he dropped the first two sets, but he stormed back to take the next two, which sets the stage for a decisive fifth set Tuesday, as darkness prevented them from finishing. Also, No. 2 Roger Federer, No. 3 Andy Murray and No. 4 Stan Wawrinka all moved on to the quarters.

Monday's Men's Singles Results

Round	Winning Player	Losing Player	Score
Round of 16	No. 2 Roger Federer	No. 20 Roberto Bautista Agut	6-2, 6-2, 6-3
Round of 16	No. 3 Andy Murray	No. 23 Ivo Karlovic	7-6(7), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Round of 16	No. 4 Stan Wawrinka	No. 16 David Goffin	7-6(3), 7-6(7), 6-4
Round of 16	No. 12 Gilles Simon	No. 6 Tomas Berdych	6-3, 6-3, 6-2
Round of 16	No. 9 Marin Cilic	Denis Kudla	6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Round of 16	No. 21 Richard Gasquet	No. 26 Nick Kyrgios	7-5, 6-1, 6-7(7), 7-6(6)
Round of 16	Vasek Pospisil	No. 22 Viktor Troicki	4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

Monday's Women's Singles Results

Round	Winning Player	Losing Player	Score
Round of 16	No. 1 Serena Williams	No. 16 Venus Williams	6-4, 6-3
Round of 16	No. 4 Maria Sharapova	Zarina Diyas	6-4, 6-4
Round of 16	No. 20 Garbine Muguruza	No. 5 Caroline Wozniacki	6-4, 6-4
Round of 16	Coco Vandeweghe	No. 6 Lucie Safarova	7-6(1), 7-6(4)
Round of 16	No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska	No. 28 Jelena Jankovic	7-5, 6-4
Round of 16	No. 15 Timea Bacsinszky	Monica Niculescu	1-6, 7-5, 6-2
Round of 16	No. 21 Madison Keys	Olga Govortsova	3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Round of 16	No. 23 Victoria Azarenka	No. 30 Belinda Bencic	6-2, 6-3

Monday's Wimbledon Recap

Serena entered the round of 16 looking less than invincible after nearly falling to Great Britain's Heather Watson, but those struggles didn't show up Monday against Venus, as the 20-time Grand Slam champion cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 triumph.

The 2015 Australian Open and French Open winner improved her career record to 15-11 against Venus, and she continued her recent dominance over her 35-year-old sister as well, according to ESPN Stats & Info:

There is no question that it was a significant victory for Serena since Venus looked like she may have had a better chance than anyone to knock off the top seed, but there certainly wasn't a feeling of jubilation afterward.

Per VH1 on Twitter, Serena found it difficult to be overly thrilled with her performance despite how strong it was:

Serena remains the overwhelming favorite to take the Wimbledon crown as a five-time winner at All England Club, but she has an extremely tough test ahead in the form of No. 23 Azarenka, who steamrolled past No. 30 Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-3.

While Serena is 16-3 all time against the Belarusian, four of their past five matches have gone three sets. According to Christopher Clarey of the New York Times, Vika isn't satisfied with simply giving Serena trouble:

If Azarenka is unable to take down Serena, then that task could be left to No. 4 Sharapova, who enjoyed a hard-fought 6-4, 6-4 win over Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas.

Sharapova has struggled mightily at All England Club in recent years, but the 2004 champion has now made it further in 2015 than she has in quite some time, per ESPN Tennis:

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World No.4 #Sharapova is back in #Wimbledon QF for 1st time since 2011, d Diyas 6-4 6-4. She'll meet Vandeweghe next. pic.twitter.com/EnQrIMno7G
— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) July 6, 2015"

Most probably figure the Russian is a virtual lock for a semifinal date with nemesis Serena, but Vandeweghe may have something to say about it.

Monday was a banner day for the United States, as three American women punched their respective tickets to the quarters. Vandeweghe was one of them, as the 23-year-old upstart shocked French Open finalist Lucie Safarova 7-6(1), 7-6(4).

Despite the pressure of playing for a spot in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, Matt Cronin of USTA.com felt as though Vandeweghe handled the stage beautifully:

Vandeweghe and Serena will be joined in the quarters by No. 21 Keys, who overcame a first-set loss to Olga Govortsova to advance 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

As observed by Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times, Keys hasn't exactly been convincing during her run to the quarterfinals:

She has twice been pushed to three sets, which is in stark contrast to Vandeweghe, who has registered four straight-set wins.

While Keys is only 20 years of age, she already has some experience going deep into majors, as she made it to the Aussie Open semis earlier this year. She also has an easier road to the final than Vandeweghe, as No. 13 Agnieszka Radwanska and either No. 15 Timea Bacsinszky or No. 20 Garbine Muguruza stand in her way.

Whatever happens, the American women have enjoyed their most successful Wimbledon in more than a decade, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Although the women's draw is a bit unsettled at this point, things continued to play out as expected on the men's side, with the exception of Djokovic's tight battle with Anderson.

They will have to finish their match Tuesday, but momentum is undoubtedly on Nole's side, as he took the third and fourth sets in a 6-7(6), 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-4 stalemate.

While the big South African is a great grass-court player, his hot start was shocking considering the problems he has had against Djoker over the years, according to ESPN Stats & Info:

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Kevin Anderson comes from 4-0 down in tiebreaker, takes 2nd set against Novak Djokovic In 5 prior meetings, Anderson had won 1 of 12 sets
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 6, 2015"

Djokovic let the first two sets slip away in extremely close tiebreaks, but he refused to go away despite the frustration as he battled back to take the next two sets. That doesn't bode well for Anderson considering Nole's sterling record in fifth sets, per Carl Bialik of ESPN's FiveThirtyEight:

Anderson will have a chance to regroup and come back with an opportunity to upset Djokovic on Tuesday, but one can only assume that he'll be somewhat demoralized after letting such a big lead slip away.

Federer was the most impressive among the four top contenders, as he made quick work of No. 20 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. Fed is a seven-time Wimbledon champion, and he appears to be in good enough form to vie for an eighth.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, he came one step closer to officially establishing himself as the most dominant player in the history of Wimbledon:

The Swiss superstar hasn't won a Grand Slam title since Wimbledon 2012, although he came close to ending that drought last year before falling to Djokovic in the final. Federer has been locked in to impressive levels thus far, and the odds seem to be in favor of him at least reaching the semifinals.

All bets are off at that point, though, since Murray could be his opponent with a trip to the final on the line. The 2013 Wimbledon champion had to overcome the monster serve of Ivo Karlovic, but he was ultimately able to prevail 7-6(7), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in four sets.

Per Wimbledon's official Twitter account, the Scottish star certainly didn't have an easy time against the big Croatian:

The Wimbledon faithful fully understood how tough of an opponent Karlovic was, which is likely why there was elation after Murray managed to close it out, as seen in this video courtesy of BBC 5 Live Sport:

Murray moves on to face surprising Vasek Pospisil of Canada, who orchestrated a come-from-behind win over No. 22 Viktor Troicki. Getting past Pospisil won't be easy, but if Murray is able to do it, then he and Federer could be on a collision course for the semis, provided Fed defeats No. 12 Gilles Simon in the quarters.

Things are a bit more uncertain in the other half of the bracket with Djokovic still hanging in the balance, but Wawrinka was excellent once again to the tune of a 7-6(3), 7-6(7), 6-4 win against No. 16 David Goffin.

Wawrinka first established himself as a top player by winning last year's Australian Open, and he took another huge step toward elite status by beating Djoker in this year's French Open final.

The Swiss stud has now advanced to the quarterfinals or better at five straight Grand Slam events, and he holds a fairly significant distinction over every other player left in the men's draw, according to Josh Meiseles of ATPWorldTour.com:

Wawrinka doesn't have much left to prove in terms of being in the same conversation with Djokovic, Federer and Murray, but nobody will be able to doubt him if he finds a way to win his first Wimbledon title.

He has a difficult road ahead, assuming Djokovic survives against Anderson and either Federer or Murray reach the final; however, his play over the past couple of years suggests he is capable of beating anyone on any given day.

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