French Open 2017: Men’s results – Second round
By John Buhler
Day 4 of the 2017 French Open has reached its conclusion. Let’s take a look to see how the men’s singles tournament shook out on Wednesday at Roland Garros.
Wednesday, May 31 was another exciting day at the 2017 French Open in Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The last round one matchup was completed on Wednesday morning after play suspended it due to darkness. We also saw the first part of the second round/round of 64 part of the men’s singles tournament.
While popular men’s players like No. 2 Novak Djokovic and No. 4 Rafael Nadal did their job to advance to round three, popular French player and No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was not so lucky. Keep in mind that his match with Renzo Olivo was the one that was suspended due to darkness on Tuesday evening. Olivo would upset Tsonga 7-5, 6-4, 6(6)-7(8), 6-4 to move on to round two.
The only other ranked player to fall in Roland Garros in the men’s singles tournament was No. 23 Ivo Karlovic. He lost to Horacio Zeballos in three sets, 7(7)-6(5), 7(7)-6(5), 6-3. Overall the men’s bracket has been mostly chalk through the first few days of the French Open. Here’s to seeing the best players at their best as the tournament rolls along.
These are the results from all that went down at Roland Garros on Wednesday in the men’s singles tournament.
Men’s Results
No. 2 Novak Djokovic def. Joao Sousa, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Rafael Nadal def. Robin Haase, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 Milos Raonic def. Rogerio Dutra Silva, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Dominic Thiem def. Simone Bolelli, 7-5, 6-1, 6-3
No. 10 David Goffin def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
No. 11 Grigor Dimitrov def. Tommy Robredo, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
Renzo Olivo def. No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7-5, 6-4, 6(6)-7(8), 6-4
No. 16 Lucas Pouille def. Thomaz Bellucci, 7(7)-6(5), 6-1, 6-2
No. 17 Roberto Bautista Agut def. Mikhail Kukushkin, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7(7)-6(3)
No. 19 Albert Ramos-Vinolas def. Benjamin Bonzi, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1
No. 20 Pablo Carreno Busta def. Taro Daniel, 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Horacio Zeballos def. No. 23 Ivo Karlovic, 7(7)-6(5), 7(7)-6(5), 6-3
No. 25 Steve Johnson def. Borna Crois, 6-2, 7(10)-6(8), 3-6, 7(8)-6(6)
Jiri Vesely def. Aljaz Bedene, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Diego Schwartzman def. Stefano Napolitano, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2
Nikoloz Basilashvili def. Viktor Triocki, 7(7)-6(3), 7(7)-6(2), 7(8)-6(6)
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez def. Marco Trungelliti, 7-5, 6-4, 7-5
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Overall, the French Open has benefitted from commanding play from its best players. Djokovic and Nadal look like they can win another French Open this year. Another player to keep an eye on is No. 5 Milos Raonic of Canada. With Roger Federer sitting out this tournament, he could be in line to do big things on clay this June.