Defending champion, [5] Angelique Kerber (GER), was stunned by American [95] Lauren Davis. Davis, right shoulder and left knee heavily taped, somehow found a way to fight back and take the three-set victory, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.
[9] John Isner (USA) lost in five sets to the crafty veteran, [58] Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ), 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4, 1-6, 4-6.
[13] Marin Cilic (CRO), 2017 Wimbledon finalist, lost 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 to [69] Joao Sousa (POR).
[18] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) lost to [61] Daniel Evans (GBR) 3-6, 2-6, 6-7(2).
[20] Gilles Simon (FRA) lost in a five-set thriller to American [94] Tennys Sandgren. Sandgren won the first two sets and then completely lost his way; yet, he managed to pull it together in the fifth set to win 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 8-6.
[25] Amanda Anisimova (USA) lost to [75] Magda Linette (POL) 4-6, 5-7.
[25] Alex de Minaur (AUS) lost to American [71] Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-7(4), 3-6, 6-3, 3-6.
[31] Laslo Djere (SRB) lost to [64] John Millman (AUS) 3-6, 2-6, 1-6.
American Results
[7] Bob/Mike Bryan (USA) defeated Molchanov/Zelenay 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-4.
[9] Sloane Stephens may not like playing on grass, but today you could not tell as she crushed her opponent, [57] Yafan Wang (CHN), 6-0, 6-2.
[11] Serena Williams defeated [133] Kaja Juvan (SLO), but it was after a sluggish start. Williams won 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.
[55] Alison Riske won a hard-fought battle, 6-2, 6-7(3), 9-7, against [99] Ivana Jorovic (SRB).
[65] Sam Querrey is finding his top form on grass; he defeated [79] Andrey Rublev (RUS) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
[31] Taylor Fritz lost to [33] Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 4-6, 3-6, 7-5, 6-7(2).
[123] Taylor Townsend came close to upsetting the fourth seed; however, she took her foot off the pedal and let Kiki Bertens (NED) off the hook. Bertens fought back and won 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2.
Special Mention
[3] Rafael Nadal (ESP) defeated his nemesis, [43] Nick Kyrgios (AUS) in a three hour battle. Nadal dropped the second set, but fought back to win both tiebreaks 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3). It does not get any easier for the Spaniard, next he will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
[72] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (USA) moves into the third round with a 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-3 defeat of [77] Ricardas Berankis (LTU).
[135] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) bids farewell with a second-round loss to [17] Matteo Berrettini (ITA). Berrettini won 6-1, 7-6(4), 6-3.
SOURCE OF IMAGES: Zimbio.com (main image: Getty Images Europe-Lauren Davis)
