US Open - round two catch up (1)

Thursday was a relief for organisers of the 2019 US Open - they awoke to ok weather. On the other hand, time was the enemy, as almost all of the second round matches from the top of men’s singles draw, and the bottom of the women’s singles draw, needed to be contested.  Not only that, but all of the second round for the bottom half of the men’s and top half of the women’s, would be played, because that was actually how the tournament was originally scheduled for Thursday, assuming no interference.

Here is what happened on a day of non stop high quality tennis, and some more high profile exits.

Second round women’s singles

Completion of bottom half

Results of matches featuring seeded players (or players who defeated seeds in the first round)

- Dayana Yastremska (32) defeated Rebecca Peterson 6-4 6-1

- Sofia Kenin (20) defeated Laura Siegemund 7-6(4) 6-0

- Johanna Konta (16) defeated Margarita Gasparyan 6-1 6-0

- Zhang Shuai (33) defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3

- Ons Jabeur defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3-6 6-4 6-2

- Karolína Muchová defeated Hsieh Su-Wei (29) 6-1 4-6 7-6(2)

- Petra Martic (22) defeated qualifier Ana Bogdan 6-2 6-4

- Anastasija Sevastova (12) defeated Iga Swiatek 3-6 6-1 6-3

- Fiona Ferro defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3

- Wang Qiang (18) defeated Alison Van Uytvanck 7-5 6-4

- Maria Sakkari (30) defeated qualifier Peng Shuai 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2

Top half

Results of matches featuring seeded players (or players who defeated seeds in the first round)

- Naomi Osaka (1) defeated Magda Linette 6-2 6-4

- Wildcard Coco Gauff defeated qualifier Tímea Babos 6-2 4-6 6-4

- Anett Kontaveit (21) defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 4-6 7-5 6-2

- Belinda Bencic (13) defeated Alizé Cornet 6-4 1-6 6-2

- Yulia Putintseva defeated Aryna Sabalenka (9) 6-3 7-6(3)

- Donna Vekic (23) defeated Kaia Kanepi 7-5 6-3

- Julia Goerges (26) defeated Francesca Di Lorenzo 7-5 6-0

- Kiki Bertens (7) defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5 6-4

- Qualifier Taylor Townsend defeated Simona Halep (4) 2-6 6-3 7-6(4)

- Sorana Cirstea defeated Aliona Bolsova 3-6 6-4 6-2

- Caroline Wozniacki (19) defeated Danielle Collins 4-6 6-3 6-4

- Bianca Andreescu (15) defeated lucky loser Kirsten Flipkens 6-3 7-5

- Kristie Ahn defeated qualifier Anna Kalinskaya 6-2 6-3

- Jelena Ostapenko defeated Alison Riske 6-4 6-3

- Elise Mertens (25) defeated Kristyna Pliskova 6-2 6-2

- Andrea Petkovic defeated Petra Kvitová (6) 6-4 6-4

With the shock exit of Halep and Kvitová, the chances of Andreescu reaching the quarter finals have risen sharply, and a semi final is a real possibility.