Another day, another top-seeded man struggling on the grass courts. On Monday, the third Grand Slam of the year, Wimbledon, got underway, and fifth seed Stan Wawrinka found himself on the losing end of his first-round match against Daniil Medvedev.
Wimbledon results 2017: Stan Wawrinka upset in opening round
Stan Wawrinka was eliminated, but all the other top seeds advanced on the first day of Wimbledon 2017.
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Wawrinka dropped his match in four sets, with Medvedev advancing to the second round following the 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory. He was the only top-seeded man to fall on the first day, with No. 1 seed Andy Murray and No. 4 seed Rafael Nadal both advancing in straight sets.
Nick Kyrgios, the No. 20 seed, had to retire from his match with Pierre-Hugues Herbert, ending his Wimbledon bid early. Other top-seeded men like Marin Cilic, Kei Nishikori, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were all victorious on the day.
Murray came into Wimbledon with a lot to prove despite being the top seed. Murray has struggled in recent tournaments, and found himself eliminated early in the Queen’s tournament prior to Wimbledon. He still has a long way to go before people will think he can take this Grand Slam, especially with Roger Federer looking so good.
On Monday, he made it past Alexander Bublik in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
On the women’s side, only a single seeded player fell on the opening day, a stark contrast to the French Open where the No. 1 seed, Angelique Kerber, fell on Day 1. Kerber wasn’t in action on Monday, but Simona Halep, the second seed, was, and she made short work of her opponent, Marina Erakovic, 6-4, 6-1.
The seeded player to fall was No. 26 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who lost her opener to Carina Witthoeft.
Below, we have full results for singles matches involving seeded competition from Monday.
Men’s Singles
No. 1 Andy Murray def. Alexander Bublik, 6-1, 6-4, 62
No. 4 Rafael Nadal def. John Millman, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
Daniil Medvedev def. No. 5 Stan Wawrinka, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 7 Marin Cilic def. Philipp Kohlschreiber, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
No. 9 Kei Nishikori def. Marco Cecchinato, 6-2, 62, 6-0
No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Cameron Norrie, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
No. 14 Lucas Pouille def. Malek Jaziri, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(2)
No. 16 Gilles Muller def. Marton Fucsovics, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
No. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut def. Andreas Haider-Maurer, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
Pierre-Hugues Herbert def. No. 20 Nick Kyrgios, 6-3, 6-4 (retired)
Aljaz Bedene def. No. 21 Ivo Karlovic, 6-7(5), 7-6(6), 6-7(7), 7-6(7), 8-6
No. 24 Sam Querrey def. Thomas Fabbiano, -6(5), 7-5, 6-2
No. 26 Steve Johnson def. Nicolas Kicker, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
No. 28 Fabio Fognini def. Dmitry Tursunov, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
No. 30 Karen Khachanov def. Andrey Kuznetsov, 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
Kevin Anderson def. No. 31 Fernando Verdasco, 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(8), 6-3
Women’s Singles
No. 2 Simona Halep def. Marina Erakovic, 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 Elina Svitolina def. Ashleigh Barty, 7-5, 7-6(8)
No. 6 Johanna Konta def. Su-Wei Hsieh, 6-2, 6-2
No. 8 Dominika Cibulkova def. Andrea Petkovic, 6-3, 3-6, 9-7
No. 10 Venus Williams def. Elise Mertens, 7-6(7), 6-4
No. 11 Petra Kvitova def. Johanna Larsson, 6-3, 6-4
No. 13 Jelena Ostapenko def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-0, 1-6, 6-3
No. 15 Elena Vesnina def. Anna Blinkova, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
No. 17 Madison Keys def. Nao Hibino, 6-4, 6-2
No. 18 Anastasija Sevastova def. Yulia Putintseva, 6-1, 7-6(3)
No. 21 Caroline Garcia def. Jana Cepelova, 6-1, 6-1
No. 22 Barbora Strycova def. Veronica Cepede Royg, 6-3, 6-3
No. 25 Carla Suarez-Navarro def. Eugenie Bouchard, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1
Carina Witthoeft def. No. 26 Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, 6-3, 5-7, 8-6
No. 27 Ana Konjuh def. Sabine Lisicki, 6-1, 6-4
No. 31 Roberta Vinci def. Kristyna Pliskova, 7-6(6), 6-2
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