Rogers Cup 2015: Tuesday Tennis Scores, Results and Updated Draw Schedule
The Rogers Cup continued Tuesday, with the women's tournament in full swing after a rainy Monday in Toronto and the men battling it out in Montreal. With the two top seeds in the men's and women's draws in action and a slew of upsets, Tuesday was a big day at the tournament.
Below, we'll break down the day's action and take a look at Wednesday's schedule.
Men's Results
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| 1st | Jeremy Chardy | 6-1, 7-5 | Nicolas Mahut |
| 1st | Vasek Pospisil | 6-4, 6-3 | Yen-Hsun Lu |
| 1st | Ernests Gulbis | 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 | Dominic Thiem |
| 1st | Lukas Rosol | 7-6, 7-6 | (12) Kevin Anderson |
| 1st | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6-3, 6-4 | Janko Tipsarevic |
| 1st | (16) John Isner | 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 | Benjamin Becker |
| 1st | Pablo Andujar | 6-2, 6-4 | Frank Dancevic |
| 1st | (14) Grigor Dimitrov | 6-4, 7-5 | Alexandr Dolgopolov |
| 1st | (13) David Goffin | 6-2, 6-2 | Steve Johnson |
| 1st | Jack Sock | 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 | Adrian Mannarino |
| 1st | Nick Kyrgios | 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 | Fernando Verdasco |
| 2nd | (1) Novak Djokovic | 6-3, 7-6 | Thomaz Bellucci |
Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round with little issue Tuesday, easily dispatching of Thomaz Bellucci 6-3, 7-6 in his first match since triumphing at Wimbledon. It also happened to be his 250th ATP Masters 1000 match, per the ATP World Tour on Twitter.
Djokovic is the clear favorite at the tournament—and just about any other tournament he plays in at this point—but he was quick to dismiss his previous success at this particular tournament as aiding him this year, per Coupe Rogers on Twitter:
""I don't like to compare years. Every year is a difference experience. My life has changed so much since then." Djokovic, on 2011 and 2015.
— Coupe Rogers (@CoupeRogers) August 12, 2015"
Djokovic won the tournament in 2007 and 2012.
Outside of Djokovic, the biggest story on the men's side was the upset of No. 12 Kevin Anderson, who bowed out against Lukas Rosol 7-6, 7-6 in a hotly contested match.
Tomorrow's matches will feature more big names, with No. 3 Stan Wawrinka, No. 5 Tomas Berdych, No. 6 Marin Cilic, No. 7 Rafael Nadal and No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga all in action.
Women's Results
| (1) Serena Williams | 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 | Flavia Pennetta |
| Flavia Pennetta | 6-4, 6-1 | Gabriela Dabrowski |
| Mirjana Lucic-Baroni | 3-6, 7-6, 6-2 | (10) Karolina Pliskova |
| Roberta Vinci | 6-0, 6-0 | Karin Knapp |
| Daria Gavrilova | 6-4, 6-4 | Samantha Stosur |
| Barbora Strycova | 6-2, 6-4 | Varvara Lepchenko |
| (11) Ekaterina Makarova | 6-3, 6-3 | Anna Tatishvili |
| Lesia Tsurenko | 6-3, 7-6 | Yanina Wickmayer |
| Carina Witthoeft | 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 | CoCo Vandeweghe |
| Alison Riske | 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 | (12) Timea Bacsinszky |
| (15) Sara Errani | 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 | Kristina Mladenovic |
| Victoria Azarenka | 6-1, 6-4 | Elina Svitolina |
| Julia Goerges | 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 | Zarina Diyas |
| Alize Cornet | 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 | (9) Carla Suarez Navarro |
| (13) Angelique Kerber | 6-0, 6-1 | Misaki Doi |
| Monica Puig | 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 | Mariana Duque-Marino |
| Jelena Jankovic | 7-6, 6-2 | Caroline Garcia |
| Belinda Bencic | 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 | Eugenie Bouchard |
| Olga Govortsova | 6-3, 7-6 | Irina-Camelia Begu |
| (16) Andrea Petkovic | 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 | Francoise Abanda |
Rain washed away most of the matches at the Rogers Cup on Monday. On Tuesday, the usual torrent of upsets in the women's game washed away several of the top contenders.
No player in the women's game seems safe—well, except for one particular player, but more on her below—as No. 9 Carla Suarez Navarro, No. 10 Karolina Pliskova and No. 12 Timea Bacsinszky were knocked out of play.
Top contender and No. 1 seed Serena Williams had some issues of her own, dropping her first set against Flavia Pennetta, though she dominated the next two to move on.
"I was really frustrated with how I was playing," Williams told the Associated Press (via ESPN.com). "And then I got really angry. ... So I said, 'Serena, you're going to have to be positive and be good to yourself out here.'"
Clearly, the pep talk worked.
Eugenie Bouchard could probably use a pep talk. The struggling Canadian star didn't last long at the Rogers Cup, failing to advance past the first round after losing to Belinda Bencic. Sadly, disappointing losses have become the norm for Bouchard, per Bryan Hayes of TSN:
"Bouchard out in the 1st round again. No one surprised. The meltdown continues.
— Bryan Hayes (@HayesTSN) August 12, 2015"
While Bouchard's woes continued, contenders like Victoria Azarenka, No. 11 Ekaterina Makarova and No. 13 Angelique Kerber all advanced.
The last match of the evening saw the Citi Open's champion, Sloane Stephens, fall to Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets. Here is Wednesday's complete schedule:
| Daria Gavrilova | Lucie Safarova (7) | Centre Court | 11 a.m. |
| Jelena Jankovic | Simona Halep (2) | Centre Court | Not before 1 p.m. |
| Caroline Wozniacki (4) | Belinda Bencic | Centre Court | Following |
| Victoria Azarenka | Petra Kvitova (3) | Centre Court | Following |
| Agnieszka Radwanska (6) | Julia Goerges | Centre Court | Following |
| Garbine Muguruza (8) | Lesia Tsurenko | Grandstand | 11 a.m. |
| Olga Govortsova | Ana Ivanovic (5) | Grandstand | Following |
| Dominika Cibulkova | Alizé Cornet | Grandstand | Following |
| Angelique Kerber (13) | Monica Puig | Grandstand | Not before 6 p.m. |
| Gabriela Dabrowski/Alicja Rosolska | Francoise Abanda/Heidi El Tabakh | Grandstand | Following |
| Ekaterina Makarova | Polona Hercog | Court 1 | 11 a.m. |
| Barbora Strycova | Sabine Lisicki | Court 1 | Following |
| Heather Watson | Andrea Petkovic (16) | Court 1 | Following |
| Chin-Wei Chan/Paula Kania | Sharon Fichman/Carol Zhao | Court 1 | Following |
| Lara Arruabarrena/Andreja Klepac | Belinda Bencic/Dominika Cibulkova | Court 1 | Following |
| Sara Errani (15) | Madison Brengle | Court 2 | 11 a.m. |
| Carina Witthoeft | Alison Riske | Court 2 | Following |
| Sara Errani/Flavia Pennetta | Mona Barthel/Mandy Minella | Court 2 | Following |
| Darija Jurak/Raquel Kops-Jones | Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Lucie Safarova (3) | Court 2 | Following |
| Mirjana Lucic-Baroni | Roberta Vinci | Court 3 | 11 a.m. |
| Hao-Ching Chan/Yung-Jan Chan | Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka (7) | Court 3 | Following |
| Anabel Medina Garrigues/Arantxa Parra Santonja | Chia-Jung Chuang/Chen Liang | Court 3 | Following |
| Irina-Camelia Begu/Raluca Olaru | Garbine Muguruza/Carla Suárez Navarro (8) | Court 3 | Following |
The women will take over the schedule Wednesday as the rest of the second round will play out after Williams' victory over Pennetta. Notable high-seeded players to take the court Wednesday include Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic and Agnieszka Radwanska, who are ranked No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.
Last week's winner at the Bank of the West Classic, Kerber looks to see her hot play continue, after winning 12 of her last 13 matches, with a tilt against Monica Puig. Though a bevy of matches might dilute the talent playing in the second round, plenty of quality will be on display at the Rogers Cup.
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