Tiafoe Amongst American Success On Day Two

[12] Frances Tiafoe defeated Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Clay has been a challenging surface for many Americans. Frances Tiafoe is feeling confident. What has happened to Anett Kontaveit? From a top ten player to a player struggling to regain her belief in her game. The Estonian lost 6-7(6), 2-6 to Bernarda Pera. Marcos Giron defeated qualifier Hamad Medjedovic 6-0, 6-2, 1-6, 6-0. Peyton Stearns defeated veteran Katerina Siniakova 7-6(7), 6-2. [20] Madison Keys defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. [138] Kayla Day got the better of Kristina Mladenovic. Day won 7-5, 6-1.

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Seeded Players Who Lost On Day Two

I do not know what is going on with [10] Felix Auger-Aliassime, but he has completely lost his way. He lost to the very dangerous Fabio Fognini 4-6, 4-6, 3-6. [10] Petra Kvitova could not get by Elisabetta Cocciaretto. She lost 3-6, 4-6. [11] Veronika Kudermetova lost 3-6, 1-6 to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. [12] Belinda Bencic lost 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to [134] Elina Avanesyan. [16] Karolina Pliskova with her injured knee lost 0-6, 4-6 to American Sloane Stephens. Stephens knows how to play on clay; however, is she mentally ready to battle through her matches to get back to the final.

[21] Jan-Lennard Struff lost to Jiri Lehecka in five sets. [25] Botic Van De Zandschulp lost 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6 to qualifier Thiago Agustin Tirante. [26] Martina Trevisan was easily dispatched of by former top ten player Elina Svitolina 2-6, 2-6. [32] Bernabe Zapata Miralles lost to Diego Schwartzman in a five-set battle. After winning the first two sets, Zapata Miralles had a mental meltdown. However, Schwartzman is a dangerous player; thus, he should have expected the battle.

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Americans That Lost On Day Two

Alycia Parks lost 4-6, 0-6, to Marketa Vondrousova. Elizabeth Mandlik lost 1-6, 6-4, 2-6 to Simona Waltert. Aleksandar Kovacevic lost in straight sets to [3] Novak Djokovic. Brandon Nakashima lost in five sets to [26] Denis Shapovalov.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Coco Gauff regain her confidence in time to get back to the final?

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