US Open Tennis 2016 Results: Wednesday Singles Bracket Winners, Scores and Stats

The second round of the 2016 U.S. Open got underway Wednesday in Flushing Meadows, New York, with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Angelique Kerber spearheading the marquee.

All three top seeds were coming off strong performances in their opening matches, as we’ve yet to see a truly marquee upset through the first two days. No top-10 player was ousted in the first round on either side, and there were a total of just two top 16 seeds overall to take the plunge. Each of the top 17 women made it through the first round unscathed.

That said, the margin for error shrinks exponentially starting with the second round. Most of the seeded players remained heavy favorites, but most expected the action to be much more hotly contested on Day 3. Here’s a look at how everything played out.

Early-Session Recap

Novak Djokovic made things look pretty easy in his first-round match. It couldn’t have possibly been easier in his second.

Djokovic advanced …

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