The rain played havoc with the schedule of play but Sam Querrey and Juan Martin Del Potro both managed to secure wins before the close of play. Querrey's monstrous serve was able to keep him in the match against a lively Bedene as the big American took the first set tie-break. Bedene showed some classy ground-strokes in the second set and secured a vital break of serve to level the match. It was the higher ranked Querrey who took the third set tie-break to progress into the next round. Juan Martin Del Potro hasn't played for a while and it showed against an experienced Xavier Malisse. Del Potro was able to win the opening set after a tie-break before Malisse dominated the second set to level the match. Del Potro managed to find some form towards the end of the deciding set and eventually won 7-5. Kyle Edmund can be proud of his performance against Zemlja even though the young Brit lost the close encounter. It will provide some valuable confidence and may even see him receive a wildcard entry into Wimbledon.
Selected First Round Results:
Benneteau (11) beat Mannarino 7-6, 6-3
Zemlja (16) beat Edmund 6-4, 7-6
Selected Second Round Results:
Del Potro (3) beat Malisse 7-6, 1-6, 7-5
Querrey (6) beat Bedene 7-6, 5-7, 7-6
Kudla beat Paire (9) 6-3, 6-4
Performance of the Day: Kudla for beating a very good prospect in Paire in straight sets.
