The highlight of the day was Dimitrov narrowly avoiding defeat at the hands of a cramping Molcan.
Dimitrov came from 0-2 down and then match points down in the final set.
A great contest and it clearly meant a lot to the Bulgarian who seemed a little shocked after winning.
Day 2 didn’t quite have the drama of day 1 but still a few seeds went home.
Khachanov lost to Mmoh in straights.
19 year old Fils beat recent Washington finalist Griekspoor in five sets. The youngster,who came back from 1-2 down, collapsed on his back after converting match point.
Winston-salem champ Baez upset Coric in straights.
A total of 9 of 32 seeds were culled in the first round. Many of them were the usual suspects such as Coric and Bublik.
The only real shocker was Rune.
The biggest letdowns were Musetti, Korda and Auger-Alliasime. They were all big hopes for the game but in their early to mid twenties are still not delivering.
If day 2 lacked drama, it had plenty of emotion. John Isner got his offical farewell out on Louis Armstrong after winning his first round in striaghts. Seeing Isner surrounded by family and friends made me realise just how tall he is – and how loved. I liked the guy. I loved his RG 2012 match vs Matthieu. The forehands were incredible that day.
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