French Open 2014: Day 2 Results, Highlights and Scores Recap from Roland Garros

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Published: May 26, 2014

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The rains came and washed away a good portion of Monday's action at the 2014 French Open—just not enough to stop it from being a far more interesting set of matches than a day prior.

Twenty-four hours after the French Open field produced few surprises, excitement sprang on Roland Garros in the form of upsets and high-profile players slogging through competitive matches. On the men's side, Kei Nishikori and Stanislas Wawrinka became the first two top-10 seeds to lose. For the women, 17th-seeded Roberta Vinci had her trip to Paris cut short.

But the story of the day was rain, which caused multiple delays in action and the cancellation of matches. Novak Djokovic waited through two different downpours and struggled with his rhythm in his first-round defeat of Joao Sousa. Vinci held an early 3-1 lead over Pauline Parmentier before the delay, and the Frenchwoman took advantage of the break to compose herself in time to pull the upset.

The French Open announced the final match on eight different courts would be canceled, which could lead to a crowded Tuesday afternoon:



Fifteenth-seeded American Sloane Stephens was chief among those who had their opening round delayed by a day. Stephens will take on Shuai Peng on Tuesday as she looks to improve on her fourth-round performance a year ago. 

For the most part, though, the French Open was able to get through the day's most notable contests. Djokovic, Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal were all able to reward fans who stayed through the inclement weather. Considering the stars are the reason most fans show up for the early days, it's hard to bemoan the difficulties too much.

With that in mind, here is a quick breakdown of everything that happened on Day 2 at Roland Garros.



 

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