Wimbledon Briefing - US & Canadian Results: Danielle Collins and Taylor Fritz secure victories; Pegula and Shapovalov crash out

Wimbledon is experiencing its second day of first-round action with wide participation from American and Canadian players, including some surprises. The defeats of Jessica Pegula and Denis Shapovalov add to the early exits of seeded players.

However, there were also several joys, with Taylor Fritz securing an epic victory – after his match was suspended in the 5th set on Monday – joining Tommy Paul and Danielle Collins among the big names who advanced to the second round this Tuesday.

Fritz triumphs after curfew suspension

Taylor Fritz secured a victory in his suspended first-round match against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Wimbledon. The world No. 5 faced serious difficulties on Monday, losing the first two sets before mounting a comeback that led to a fifth set. However, play was cut short by the curfew, and the chair umpire decided the final set would conclude this Tuesday.

Fritz rose to the occasion and avoided an early upset. The American started on serve, and both players held serve for much of the set. No break points were contested until 5-4, when Fritz hit the accelerator, capitalizing on errors in his opponent's first serve, and clinched a comeback win: 6-7(6), 6-7(8), 6-4, 7-6(6), 6-4, against one of the strongest unseeded names in the draw.

Danielle Collins finds form on grass-courts

Danielle Collins had a brilliant Wimbledon debut against world No. 57 Camila Osorio. The American hasn't had the best year, dropping out of the top 50 after failing to defend a good number of points early in the season, though she remains a name to watch in major tournaments. This time on grass, she showed a strong performance on serve, landing 69% of her first serves and winning 74% of those points.

The former world No. 8 secured 5 breaks on 8 opportunities, while only giving up her serve twice on 5 chances. 'Danimal' comfortably took the victory 6-3, 6-2 and advances to the second round, where she'll face surprising qualifier Veronika Erjavec (No. 171), who upset Marta Kostyuk in the first round.

Paul makes winning debut

Tommy Paul had a triumphant debut in the tournament, comfortably defeating Johannus Monday 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. The world No. 224 received a wildcard from the organization and had a golden opportunity facing Paul, managing to compete well during the first two sets, showing good skill on grass.

Paul secured early breaks in each set and ultimately imposed his authority, especially in the final stretch of the match. Paul won 87% of points on his first serve and 65% on his second, numbers that inspire confidence for the rest of the tournament. His next opponent will be Austria's Sebastian Ofner, who benefited from Hamad Medjedovic's injury retirement.

Pegula stunned in Wimbledon upset

Jessica Pegula was the surprising elimination of the day at Wimbledon (2-6, 3-6), becoming the second top-5 player to exit the women's draw. The Bad Homburg Open champion from last week arrived with high expectations after defeating Swiatek in Saturday's final, but perhaps that left her with insufficient time to adapt to Wimbledon's conditions optimally.

She faced Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto (No. 116), and Pegula looked disconnected for much of the match. She managed only 52% of first serves and hit 4 double faults, besides conceding her serve 4 times out of 6 opportunities. On the other hand, she didn't even get a single break point in her favor and won only 19% of return points. A regrettable day for Pegula, which leaves a void in a section of the draw where Karolina Muchova (15th seed) was also eliminated. The first round isn't even over, and it's already certain we'll see a player outside the top-15 in the quarterfinals in this part of the draw.

Shapovalov crashes out in first round

Another disappointment of the day was the exit of 27th seed Denis Shapovalov against Argentina's Mariano Navone. The South American had never advanced past the first round of Wimbledon and has always had his best results on clay-courts, but he displayed great tennis quality to defeat the Canadian—a former semifinalist and former junior Wimbledon champion—coming from a set down.

Shapovalov had a day to forget, with 11 double faults and a staggering 56 unforced errors, while only hitting 30 winners. A negative margin for the former top-10 player, who deflated after the first set as Navone advanced at Wimbledon for the first time with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 victory. Shapovalov was a potential third-round opponent for Sinner, which somewhat clears the path for the Italian.

Other American Results

Men's Singles

• Miomir Kecmanovic vs Alex Michelsen (30): 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6[10-8]

• Jesper de Jong vs Christopher Eubanks: 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-7(7), 6-3, 7-6(3)

• Alexander Shevchenko vs Reilly Opelka: Match to be played

• Ben Shelton [10] vs Alex Bolt [Q]: Match to be played

• Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Marton Fucsovics [LL]: Match to be played

• Marcos Giron vs Camilo Ugo Carabelli: Match to be played

• Brandon Nakashima [29] vs Yunchaokete Bu: Match to be played

Women’s Singles

• Suzan Lamens vs Iva Jovic [Q]: 6-1, 6-1

• Katie Volynets vs Tatjana Maria: 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-1.

• Catherine McNally vs Jodie Burrage [WC]: 6-3, 6-1

• Hailey Baptiste vs Sorana Cirstea: Match to be played

• Caroline Dolehide vs Arantxa Rus: Match to be played

• Petra Kvitova [WC] vs Emma Navarro [10]: Match to be played

• Alycia Parks vs Belinda Bencic: Match to be played

• Sofia Kenin [28] vs Taylor Townsend [Q]: Match to be played

• Dayana Yastremska vs Coco Gauff [2]: Match to be played