Nadal, Djokovic and Sharapova progress into Second Round
Rafael Nadal proved to be too good for Ginepri, coming
out with a straight sets victory that only saw the Spaniard lose three games.
It was a completely one-sided affair as Nadal meant business. Meanwhile, Novak
Djokovic eased through into the second round after comfortably defeating Sousa
in straight sets. Sousa won more games during each set as the match went on but
there was only going to be one winner between the two. There were some big
shocks in the men’s draw today as Australian Open champion and third seed,
Stanislas Wawrinka was knocked out in the first round by Garcia-Lopez who came
out on top 6-0 in the fourth set. Ninth seed Kei Nishikori was also beaten in
the first round after losing to Klizan in straight sets.
Petra Kvitova overcame her opponent Diyas in straight
sets whilst Maria Sharapova saw off Pervak in comfortable style with a 6-1, 6-2
victory. There were wins for Cibulkova, Pennetta and Lisicki but 17th
seed Roberta Vinci was knocked out in the first round after losing to
Parmentier in three sets. Young prodigy Bouchard wasted little time in her
straight sets victory after defeating Peer 6-0, 6-2.
My Opinion:
Nadal looked in incredible form and it was an amazing
effort from Ginepri to take the three games that he did. Djokovic never looked
in trouble and came through with no issues against Sousa. However, the biggest
upset of the tournament so far came when third seed Wawrinka was knocked out in
four sets against Garcia-Lopez. It was clear to see that Wawrinka had not
played too much tennis recently and he paid the heaviest price. I was surprised
to see Nishikori bow out in the first round and lose in straight sets to Klizan
and disappointed that James Ward was beaten by Tommy Robredo in four sets.
Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova progressed into the
second round without any major problems whilst Cibulkova defeated a battling
Razzano. There has been a lot of talk and praise for Bouchard and she didn’t
disappoint, crushing her way into the second round for the loss of only two
games against Peer. The other major upset of the day came when 17th
seed Roberta Vinci was knocked out in three sets against Parmentier. That will
most likely see Vinci slide further down the rankings as her strongest surface
is on clay.
Men's Singles First Round Selected Results
Djokovic (2) beat Sousa 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
Garcia-lopez beat Wawrinka (3) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0
Nadal (1) beat Ginepri 6-0, 6-3, 6-0
Klizan beat Nishikori (9) 7-6, 6-1, 6-2
Gulbis (18) beat Kubot 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1
Robredo (17) beat Ward 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
Fognini (14) beat Beck 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
Gabashvili beat Pospisil (30) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
Women's Singles First Round Selected Results
Sharapova (7) beat Pervak 6-1, 6-2
Cornet (20) beat Barty 6-2, 6-1
Cibulkova (9) beat Razzano 7-5, 6-0
Kvitova (5) beat Diyas 7-5, 6-2
Stosur (19) beat Puig 6-1, 6-1
Bouchard (19) beat Peer 6-0, 6-2
Lisicki (16) beat Ferro 6-1, 7-5
Parmentier beat Vinci (17) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Pennetta (12) beat Mayr-Achleitner 6-2, 6-2Follow me on Twitter @mattaylott
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