DAY 2: ROLAND GARROS, FRANCE

AMERICANS

[19] Sloane Stephens def. [55] Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) 6-4, 6-3

[23] Jack Sock def. [86] Robin Haase (NED) 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-7(3), 6-2

Coco Vandeweghe def. [79] Naomi Broady (GBR) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Shelby Rogers defeated Karolina Pliskova, the number 17 seed.

Bjorn Frantangelo def. countryman, [37] Sam Querrey, 6-3, 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-3

 

[33] Steve Johnson lost to [52] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 5-7, 4-6, 5-7

Denis Kudla lost to [81] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 4-6, 3-6, 3-6

Madison Brengle lost to [49] Elena Vesnina (RUS) 2-6, 3-6

Nicole Gibbs lost to [56] Heather Watson (GBR) 7-5, 2-6, 2-6

Bethanie Mattek-Sands lost to [25] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 7-5, 1-6, 3-6

Christina McHale lost to [203] Myrtille Georges (FRA) 7-6(7), 0-6, 3-6

 

FIVE SEEDS FELL ON DAY TWO

[7] Roberta Vinci lost to [65] Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) 1-6, 3-6

[10] Marin Cilic lost to [166] Marco Trungelliti (ARG) 6-7(4), 6-3, 4-6, 2-6

[16] Sara Errani lost to [102] Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 3-6, 2-6

[17] Karolina Pliskova lost to [108] Shelby Rogers (USA) 6-4, 4-6, 3-6

[32] Jelena Ostapenko lost to [101] Naomi Osaka (JPN) 4-6, 5-7

 

The two biggest upsets of the day were Cilic and McHale; yet, when you considered that they have been playing a lot of tennis recently without much rest coming into Roland Garros, it is understandable.  Makes you wonder why they did not take into consideration that the second Major was coming up, especially difficult because it’s on clay and points are not easily won. They peaked pre-maturely and may have over-estimated their level of fitness.  Keep an eye on Andy Murray’s match; he’s down two sets to one to Radek Stepanek.  Stepanek pushed him earlier this month in Madrid, took the first set before Murray won in three.