Wimbledon results 2017: Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal advance to 3rd round

Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal made it easily to the third round after straight-set victories on Wednesday.

The second round of Wimbledon got underway on Wednesday, and top seed Andy Murray made short work of Dustin Brown in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Brown is always a tough draw early in tournaments, but Murray looked good, a welcome sign after his struggles on grass courts prior to Wimbledon.

Rafael Nadal, the men’s fourth seed and winner of the French Open, also made it through his first-round opponent, Donald Young, in straight sets. Nadal won it, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5.

Roger Federer is the favorite to win despite Murray being the top seed. Federer sat out the clay court season to keep himself fresh, and he’s looked the part. He’ll be especially fresh since he only played one full set in the first round before his opponent retired.

Simona Halep, the second seed for the women, made it past her second-round match against Beatriz Haddad Maia on Wednesday, winning in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3. Halep made it to the finals of the French Open, but fell to the unseeded Jelena Ostapenko.

Now she’s trying to get back to contention for her first Grand Slam title.

Marin Cilic, the seventh seed, took down Florian Mayer in straight sets, 7-6(2), 6-4, 7-5. The other top 10-seeded man, Kei Nishikori, made it through Sergiu Stakhovsky, but needed four sets to do it, 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-1, 7-6(6).

On the women’s side, fourth seed Elina Svitolina had a tough second-round match against Francesca Schiavone, but she made it through in dominant form, winning 6-3, 6-0.

Below are the results from singles matches involving seeded competition as of writing.

Men’s Singles

No. 1 Andy Murray def. Dustin Brown, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Rafael Nadal def. Donald Young, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5
No. 7 Marin Cilic def. Florian Mayer, 7-6(2), 6-4, 7-5
No. 9 Kei Nishikori def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-1, 7-6(6)
No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Simone Bolelli, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2
Jerzy Janowicz def. No. 14 Lucas Pouille, 7-6(4, 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-1
No. 16 Gilles Muller def. Lukas Rosol, 7-5, 6-7(7), 4-6, 6-3, 9-7
No. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut def. Peter Gojowczyk, 6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
No. 24 Sam Querrey def. Nikoloz Basilashvili, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 26 Steve Johnson def. Radu Albot, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 28 Fabio Fognini def. Jiri Vesely, 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-2
No. 30 Karen Khachanov def. Thiago Monteiro, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 7-5
No. 32 Paolo Lorenzi def. Horacio Zeballos, 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(8), 7-5

Women’s Singles

No. 2 Simona Halep def. Beatriz Haddad Maia, 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 Elina Svitolina def. Francesca Schiavone, 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 Johanna Konta def. Donna Vekic, 7-6(4), 4-6, 10-8
No. 8 Dominika Cibulkova def. Jennifer Brady, 6-4, 6-4
No. 10 Venus Williams def. Qiang Wang, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Madison Brengle def. No. 11 Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
Victoria Azarenka def. No. 15 Elina Vesnina, 6-3, 6-3
Heather Watson def. No. 18 Anastasija Sevastova, 6-0, 6-4
No. 21 Caroline Garcia def. Ana Bogdan, 6-4, 6-3
Naomi Osaka def. No. 22 Barbora Strycova, 6-1, 0-6, 6-4
No. 27 Ana Konjuh def. Irina-Camelia Begu, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-3