Wimbledon 2016: Thursday Results, Highlights, Scores Recap from London

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Published: June 30, 2016

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After days of rainfall at Wimbledon, a full slate of matches was completed Thursday with first- and second-round action in the men's and women's singles draw taking center stage at All England Club.

Second-seeded Andy Murray was the main attraction on the men's side, while the women's draw was rife with chaos, as big names such as Garbine Muguruza, Belinda Bencic and Samantha Stosur were all ousted before making it to the first weekend in London.

With Thursday's slate officially in the books, here is a rundown of singles results in both draws, as well as a recap of the day's biggest performances, upsets and matches.

 

Thursday's Men's Singles Results

 

Thursday's Women's Singles Results

 

Thursday's Men's Singles Recap Murray's pursuit of a second career Wimbledon title continued in impressive fashion Thursday as he defeated Yen-Hsun Lu in straight sets.

Although the Scot found himself down early in the opening set, he battled back and eventually took full control of the contest.

Following the match, Murray was happy with his resiliency, according to Alix Ramsay of Wimbledon.com: "The first set was tough—I went a break down. But I settled down at the end of that set and loosened up. I started hitting the ball a lot cleaner."

If history does indeed repeat itself, then Murray's second-round triumph over Lu is a good omen, per ESPN Stats & Info:



While Lu was no match for Murray, any opponent would have been hard-pressed to take down the Olympic gold medalist due to his dominance in the second round at Wimbledon, as pointed out by ESPN Tennis:



Murray is a huge favorite to reach the final from his part of the draw after making it to the French Open final, and his road to that point may have been made easier by some surprising upsets Thursday.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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