Australian Open 2016 Results: Wednesday's Singles Bracket Winners, Scores, Stats

After a tumultuous Tuesday that saw several top players exit the 2016 Australian Open in the first round, order was for the most part restored Wednesday. Only two seeded players, Petra Kvitova and Svetlana Kuznetsova, were eliminated between the two main draws combined.

Most of the top contenders, including No. 1 seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, advanced to the third round without much drama. The level of competition is now going to rise exponentially, however, with so many seeded players still alive in the top half of each draw.

Let's check out all of the results from the opening day of Round 2 play at Melbourne Park. That's followed by a recap of the key action on Day 3.

Men's Wednesday Results

Round	Winning Player	Losing Player	Score
2	(1) Novak Djokovic	Quentin Halys	6-1, 6-2, 7-6
2	(3) Roger Federer	Alexandr Dolgopolov	6-3, 7-5, 6-1
2	(6) Tomas Berdych	Mirza Basic	6-4, 6-0, 6-3
2	(7) Kei Nishikori	Austin Krajicek	6-3, 7-6, 6-3
2	(9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	Omar Jasika	7-5, 6-1, 6-4
2	(12) Marin Cilic	Albert Ramos-Vinolas	6-4, 6-3, 7-6
2	(14) Gilles Simon	Evgeny Donskoy	6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 4-6, 7-5
2	(15) David Goffin	Damir Dzumhur	6-4, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2
2	(19) Dominic Thiem	Nicolas Almagro	6-3, 6-1, 6-3
2	(24) Roberto Bautista Agut	Dusan Lajovic	4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
2	(26) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez	Daniel Brands	4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-3
2	(27) Grigor Dimitrov	Marco Trungelliti	6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
2	(28) Andreas Seppi	Denis Kudla	7-5, 6-4, 6-4
2	(29) Nick Kyrgios	Pablo Cuevas	6-4, 7-5, 7-6
2	Federico Delbonis	Renzo Olivo	7-6, 3-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-2
2	Pierre-Hugues Herbert	Noah Rubin	6-3, 6-4, 6-0

Women's Wednesday Results

Round	Winning Player	Losing Player	Score
2	(1) Serena Williams	Su-Wei Hsieh	6-1, 6-2
2	(4) Agnieszka Radwanska	Eugenie Bouchard	6-4, 6-2
2	(5) Maria Sharapova	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6-2, 6-1
2	Daria Gavrilova	(6) Petra Kvitova	6-4, 6-4
2	(10) Carla Suarez Navarro	Maria Sakkari	6-7, 6-2, 6-2
2	(12) Belinda Bencic	Timea Babos	6-3, 6-3
2	(13) Roberta Vinci	Irina Falconi	6-2, 6-3
2	Kateryna Bondarenko	(23) Svetlana Kuznetsova	6-1, 7-5
2	(28) Kristina Mladenovic	Nicole Gibbs	6-1, 7-6
2	Yulia Putintseva	Xinyun Han	6-3, 6-1
2	Lauren Davis	Magdalena Rybarikova	7-6, Ret.
2	Elizaveta Kulichkova	Monica Niculescu	6-4, 2-6, 6-4
2	Margarita Gasparyan	Kurumi Nara	6-4, 6-4
2	Anna-Lena Friedsam	Qiang Wang	6-3, 6-4
2	Monica Puig	Kristyna Pliskova	4-6, 7-6, 9-7
2	Daria Kasatkina	Ana Konjuh	6-4, 6-3

Day 3 Recap

Williams has shown no signs of health trouble through two matches after dealing with knee issues leading up to the season's first major. She completely overwhelmed Su-Wei Hsieh with her power, hitting 26 winners and seven aces while dropping just three games.

That's not a promising sign for the rest of the field. When the reigning champion is able to dictate matches from the baseline while also showing good movement, she becomes borderline unbeatable. Afterward, she talked about that improved form, per Jim Caple of ESPNW.

"I don't think I made that many errors today," Williams said. "Something I was hopefully trying to get back into. And I moved much better today, I think, so slowly but surely feeling a little bit better."

Kvitova, another one of the top power players on the WTA Tour, wasn't as fortunate. She couldn't overcome a mistake-riddled day featuring 35 unforced errors and seven double faults, which allowed Daria Gavrilova to score the upset.

While the Czech lefty is always dangerous, she hasn't advanced beyond the quarterfinals of a major since winning Wimbledon in 2014. She needs to become more consistent in order to find herself more chances at marquee titles outside of the grass courts of the All England Club.

Agnieszka Radwanska provided the other notable result on the women's side as she took out Eugenie Bouchard in two routine sets. While the victory itself didn't come as a surprise, the ease of it against the Canadian, who's back trending in the right direction, was impressive.

Matt Cronin of Tennis Reporters believes Radwanska has solidified herself as a title threat:

Roger Federer put together the day's most impressive effort among the contenders on the men's side. Facing Alexandr Dolgopolov in the second round provided not only an early challenge but a unique one given the Ukrainian's heavy hitting and high-end ability when in top form.

The 17-time major champion did exactly what he needed to do by playing aggressively on serve (25 aces) to put the pressure on every Dolgopolov service game. His efficient play paid off, and it allowed him to avoid the extended battle that could have ensued if he was even a little off.

Craig O'Shannessy of the New York Times summed up the result:

Meanwhile, Djokovic remained on a potential semifinal collision course with Federer as he eliminated an overmatched Quentin Halys. The five-time Aussie Open winner finished with terrific numbers both on serve (nine aces, no double faults) and in rallies (42 winners, 14 unforced errors).

Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Garbine Muguruza are among the stars who will be in action Thursday during Day 4. Both Wawrinka (vs. Radek Stepanek) and Muguruza (vs. Kirsten Flipkens) face tricky matchups as they seek a berth in the third round.

That said, the most intriguing match pits Australian fan favorite Lleyton Hewitt against eighth-seeded David Ferrer. It will be interesting to see whether Hewitt, who's playing his final Australian Open, can pull off at least one more memorable victory.

All stats courtesy of the tournament's official site.