Citi Open 2015: Monday Tennis Scores, Results and Updated Draw Schedule

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Published: August 4, 2015

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The eyes of the tennis world shifted to the nation’s capital Monday for the first round of the 2015 Citi Open at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington D.C.

Among the notable players in this year’s field are Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, John Isner, Marin Cilic and Sloane Stephens. While most of the marquee singles names did not take the court Monday thanks to early byes, there was plenty of back-and-forth action to keep the fans entertained.

Here is a look at Monday’s full results.

Scores

Updated Draw Schedule Both the updated men’s singles draw and women’s singles draw can be found here, courtesy of the event’s official website.

Notable Monday Results

One notable result from Monday's action was an upset, at least by name recognition. 

Donald Young handled Tommy Haas in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, and made quick work of the former Top 10 player on the ATP world rankings. While nobody would mistake Haas for the impressive force he was in his prime, it was still a disappointing loss.

Young tallied only two aces, but he won 76 percent of his first-service points and also converted four critical break points throughout the match. Kelyn Soong of the Washington Post passed along some highlights from the showdown:



While the result was surprising based on Haas' name recognition alone, this was an important win for Young. Nick Nemeroff of Tennis View Magazine pointed out that Young was in a slump and needed to break out of it moving forward:



The tournament's official Twitter page passed along some post-match comments from Young underscoring the victory:



On the women's side, American Lauren Davis also prevailed in straight sets over Zarina Diyas, 7-5, 2-1.

While Davis ultimately won by retirement, the first set wa...
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