Winston-Salem Open 2016: Monday Tennis Scores, Results and Updated Draw Schedule

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Published: August 23, 2016

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With the 2016 U.S. Open a week away, some players on the ATP World Tour are getting a little extra work in at the Winston-Salem Open.

Almost all of the game's top stars have chosen to focus on the U.S. Open rather than making the trip to North Carolina, leaving the Winston-Salem Open largely devoid of marquee names. Top-seeded Richard Gasquet took the court Monday, along with Federico Delbonis, Donald Young and Mikhail Youzhny.

Below is a brief overview for some of Monday's biggest matches and a look ahead to Tuesday:



            

Monday Recap Delbonis was the lone seeded player to go down Monday, falling to Stephane Robert in three sets. Robert committed 12 double-faults and won 39 percent of his second-service points, but he continued to cause problems for Delbonis when the No. 13 seed was on serve. Delbonis surrendered 14 break-point opportunities.

Gasquet had some trouble against Daniel Evans but eventually put the 26-year-old away in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Neither player performed particularly well in a match that saw 22 combined break-point opportunities.

Tennis commentator David Law thought the trend was unsustainable for Evans:



Gasquet will be happy to have advanced in Winston-Salem. He has played just twice on the ATP World Tour since losing in the fourth round at Wimbledon. Heading into his match against Evans, the Frenchman noted he's looking to get back into match shape ahead of the U.S. Open.

"That's why it's important for me to be here," he said, per the ATP World Tour's official website. "I didn't play so much—just two matches in Cincinnati, so I need to play. It's always difficult to stop for such a long time [and] come back."

Monday was a mixed bag for Youzhny. He began his day by beating James Duckworth in three sets to advance to the second round, but he then withdre...
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