Big names advance to round three of BNP Paribas Open
The defending men’s champ of the BNP Paribas Open gave the crowd a show on Saturday night. Unfortunately, the show wasn’t all too long for them to enjoy.
Top-seeded and top-ranked men’s tennis player in the world Novak Djokovic made quick work of Marcos Baghdatis in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open, winning 6-1, 6-3. The match was the third-quickest match in men’s singles on Saturday, finishing in just under one hour (59:55).
Djokovic was one of many big names on the men’s and women’s side to advance, but the big upset of the day was 10-seed Marin Cilic losing in straight sets to Juan Monaco, 6-4, 6-4.
In the women’s draw, the only seeded player to lose on Saturday was 9-seed Andrea Petkovic, who fell to Lesia Tsurenko, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
SECOND ROUND MEN’S SINGLES SCORES:
(1) N. Djokovic (SRB) def. M. Baghdatis (CYP) – 6-1, 6-3
(4) A. Murray (GBR) def. V. Pospisil (CAN) – 6-1, 6-3
(5) K. Nishikori (JPN) def. R. Harrison (USA) – 6-4, 6-4
(8) D. Ferrer (ESP) def. I. Dodig (CRO) – 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(6)
J. Monaco (ARG) def. (10) M. Cilic (CRO) – 6-4, 6-4
(12) F. Lopez (ESP) def. E. Roger-Vasselin (FRA) – 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4
(14) E. Gulbis (LAT) def. D. Gimeno-Traver (ESP) – 6-4, 6-1
(16) K. Anderson (RSA) def. F. Delbonis (ARG) – 7-5, 6-4
(18) J. Isner (USA) def. J. Melzer (AUT) – 6-3, 6-4
A. Mannarino (FRA) def. (19) F. Fognini (ITA) – 7-6(8), 6-3
(20) P. Cuevas (URU) def. J. Nieminen (FIN) – 4-6, 7-5, 6-0
T. Kokkinakis (AUS) def. (23) G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) – 7-5, 5-7, 6-3
A. Ramos Vinolas (ESP) def. (25) J. Benneteau (FRA) – 6-2, 6-3
(26) P. Kohlschreiber (GER) def. T. Smyczek (USA) – 6-3, 6-1
(28) F. Verdasco (ESP) def. J. Duckworth (AUS) – 6-2, 7-6(3)
(32) B. Tomic (AUS) def. B. Coric (CRO) – 6-3, 6-4
SECOND ROUND WOMEN’S SINGLES SCORES:
(2) M. Sharapova (RUS) def. Y. Wickmayer (BEL) – 6-1, 7-5
(4) C. Wozniacki (DEN) def. O. Jabeur (TUN) – 7-6(3), 6-4
(5) A. Ivanovic (SRB) def. Y. Putintseva (KAZ) – 6-3, 6-1
(6) E. Bouchard (CAN) def. L. Hradecka (CZE) – 6-2, 6-2
L. Tsurenko (UKR) def. (9) A. Petkovic (GER) – 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
(11) S. Errani (ITA) def. L. Zhu (CHN) – 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
(15) F. Pennetta (ITA) def. M. Brengle (USA) – 6-4, 6-2
(16) M. Keys (USA) def. K. Koukalova (CZE) – 6-3, 6-2
(18) J. Jankovic (SRB) def. L. Davis (USA) – 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-4
(20) A. Cornet (FRA) def. C. McHale (USA) – 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
(21) S. Stosur (AUS) def. T. Townsend (USA) – 6-4, 6-2
(24) S. Lisicki (GER) def. R. Vinci (ITA) – 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
(25) C. Garcia (FRA) def. P. Hercog (SLO) – 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4
(30) CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) def. S. Karatantcheva (BUL) – 6-2, 6-3
(31) B. Bencic (SUI) def. B. Jovanovski (SRB) – 6-2, 7-6(2)