Day 2 of the Australian Open had a little bit of everything: extreme heat, dramatic five-setters and a barrage of rain. But for the Americans who managed to get their matches completed, it was good news all around. Eight for eight to be exact:
Shelby Rogers d. (Q) Arianne Hartono, 6-4, 6-3.
Tommy Paul d. (Q) Jan-Lennard Struff, 6-1, 7-6 (6), 6-2.
(WC) Taylor Townsend d. (WC) Diane Parry, 6-1, 6-1.
(8) Taylor Fritz
d. Nikoloz Basilashvili, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
J.J. Wolf d. Jordan Thompson, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
(Q) Katie Volynets d. Evgeniya Rodina, 6-3, 6-2.
Jenson Brooksby d. Christopher O’Connell, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.
Ben Shelton d. Zhang Zhizhen, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (10-4) – saved 1 M.P.
Up 4-1 in the third, Lauren Davis was among those in a winning position when rain struck a second time. Lucky loser Michael Mmoh was also up 3-1 in the fifth after climbing back from two sets and a match point down.