US Open Tennis 2016 Results: Wednesday Singles Bracket Winners, Scores and Stats

The second round of the 2016 U.S. Open got underway Wednesday in Flushing Meadows, New York, with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Angelique Kerber spearheading the marquee.

All three top seeds were coming off strong performances in their opening matches, as we've yet to see a truly marquee upset through the first two days. No top-10 player was ousted in the first round on either side, and there were a total of just two top 16 seeds overall to take the plunge. Each of the top 17 women made it through the first round unscathed.

That said, the margin for error shrinks exponentially starting with the second round. Most of the seeded players remained heavy favorites, but most expected the action to be much more hotly contested on Day 3. Here's a look at how everything played out.

Recap

Men's Result	Score
Women's Result	Score
(1) Novak Djokovic def. Jiri Vesely	walkover
(4) Rafael Nadal def. Andreas Seppi	6-0, 7-5, 6-1
Ryan Harrison def. (5) Milos Raonic	6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-5, 6-1
(7) Marin Cilic def. Sergiy Stakhovsky	6-1, 6-2, 6-3
(9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. James Duckworth	6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
(10) Gael Monfils def. Jan Satral	7-5, 6-4, 6-3
(15) Roberto Bautista Agut def. Federico Delbonis	5-7, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
Nicolas Almagro def. (18) Pablo Cuevas	7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (9)
(20) John Isner def. Steve Darcis	6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-3
(23) Kevin Anderson def. Vasek Pospisil	7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-4
(24) Lucas Pouille def. Marco Chiudinelli	4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-0
(26) Jack Sock def. Mischa Zverev	6-1, 6-1, 6-2
Andrey Kuznetsov def. (31) Albert Ramos-Vinolas	7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Marcos Baghdatis def. (32) Benoit Paire	6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
(2) Angelique Kerber def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni	6-2, 7-6 (7)
Anastasija Sevastova def. (3) Garbine Muguruza	7-5, 6-4
(7) Roberta Vinci def. Christina McHale	6-1, 6-3
(8) Madison Keys def. Kayla Day	6-1, 6-1
Caroline Wozniacki def. (9) Svetlana Kuznetsova	6-4, 6-4
(12) Dominika Cibulkova def. Evgeniya Rodina	6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-2
(13) Johanna Konta def. Tsvetana Pironkova	6-2, 5-7, 6-2
(14) Petra Kvitova def. Cagla Buyukakcay	7-6 (2), 6-3
(22) Elina Svitolina def. Lauren Davis	6-1, 4-6, 6-3
(24) Belinda Bencic def. Andrea Petkovic	6-3, 6-2

Novak Djokovic made things look pretty easy in his first-round match. It couldn't have possibly been easier in his second.

Djokovic advanced via walkover against Jiri Vesely, who withdrew due to inflammation in his left forearm.

"I'm very, very disappointed right now," Vesely said, per SuperSport. "I was looking forward to playing Novak; I would have nothing to lose."

Vesely previously served Djokovic his first loss of the 2016 season in Monte Carlo in April.

Of the matches that actually took place Wednesday, we got our first major upset—albeit one that tennis fans could've seen coming.

Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki continued her return to form in earning a 6-4, 6-4 win over ninth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova. Neither woman had much success with her serves, with Kuznetsova actually winning on 46 percent of her service points. Wozniacki's equally disconcerting rate of 55 percent was good enough to scrape by, as she broke Kuznetsova six times to the Russian's four breaks.

The match seemed to be heading Kuznetsova's way after she went up 4-0 in the first set and sat a point away from 5-0. But a propensity for unforced errors—she made 31 to Wozniacki's 17—and Wozniacki's steady play turned things around.

"After 4-0 (in the first set) it was very even games, even on my serve," said Kuznetsova, per Reuters (via the Daily Mail). "Then I made a couple of unforced errors which I shouldn't do and I just let her in the match. And she started to believe. I was really frustrated because I felt like I was playing good, just didn't close a few balls at the net."

Hours later, the biggest domino to fall yet came when Anastasija Sevastova took down third-seeded Garbine Muguruza in straight sets. It was a messy affair that saw both women commit more than 30 unforced errors and trade dropped service games. Sevastova ultimately broke Muguruza seven times on her way to the victory. 

The win is something of a confirmation that her decision to return from an early retirement was correct. 

“I go on the court more relaxed than before,” she said, per David Waldstein of the New York Times. “There’s another life after tennis, and I know that. You try to think this every time, but it doesn’t work every time. There are some matches when you don’t feel comfortable, and you have to accept this. But it’s easier to accept losses and accept wins. You are still you if you lose a match.”The men’s side also brought a significant upset, as No. 5 Milos Raonic dropped his match to American Ryan Harrison in four sets.

It appeared as if Raonic survived a stiff challenge from Harrison in the first set when he fought off a difficult tiebreaker and seized the early lead. However, things did not stick to form in the second and third sets, and Harrison won each of them by a single break at 7-5.

Harrison then put things on cruise control and won the fourth and final set in surprisingly easy fashion, 6-1. David Waldstein of the New York Times noted there may have been a reason for the upset:

The rest of the session held almost entirely to form, as No. 32 Benoit Paire's upset loss to Marcos Baghdatis was the only notable result.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga moved past James Duckworth in four sets, Marin Cilic beat Sergiy Stakhovsky, Roberta Vinci thrashed American Christina McHale and Dominika Cibulkova came back after dropping the first set to Evgeniya Rodina to win in three.

Madison Keys continued to look stroke in a 6-1, 6-1 win over Kayla Day. Angelique Kerber also defeated Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in straight sets.

Nadal capped the evening with a relatively straightforward victory over Andreas Seppi. Nadal breezed to the 6-0 win in the first set, was challenged some during the 7-5 second set and then was in full control during the 6-1 third set.