Day 2 of Olympic tennis was a jam-packed tennis bonanza, as the rain cancellations from Saturday pushed most first round matches to Sunday. Sixty eight matches, 32 seeds, and a great day of Olympic tennis. 

Let's break down the winners, aces and ousts on Day 2. 


Rafael Nadal into Round 2, Djokovic next opponent

The King of Clay once again ascended the throne on Sunday, when Rafael Nadal bested Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in a three-set stunner. The Spanish southpaw split sets with the world No. 83 before taking the last set, and ultimately the match, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. 

Nadal flashed some of the form reminiscent of his 14 French Open titles, breezing past Fucsovics in a 31-minute opening set. The Hungarian raised his level to take the second set, but could not hold off the “King of Clay” in the third frame as Nadal surged to victory in a match many doubted he’d opt to play. 

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— Eric Goodman

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Murray battles back to move into second round

Two-time gold medalist Andy Murray kept his Olympic dream – and career – alive for one more match at least when he teamed up with fellow Brit Dan Evans to beat Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel in a miraculous Roland-Garros comeback on Sunday. Read NBC Olympics full match report.

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Gauff shines in Olympic debut

The City of Lights couldn’t outshine Coco Gauff on Sunday, when she illuminated Phillipe-Chatrier Court in her Olympic debut. The top American emerged triumphant in her first-round match against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic, 6-3, 6-0.

Gauff sorted Tomlanjovic in a sharp 57 minutes and converted six out of nine break point opportunities on her way to Round 2. The people of Paris were behind Gauff and could be heard cheering, “Coco!” between points. Read NBC Olympics full match report.

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Krejcikova outlasts Sorribes Tormo

Phillippe-Chatrier Court at Stade Roland-Garros was given quite the show in the court's opening match this morning, when Wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejcikova outlasted Spain's Sara Tormo Sorribes in a nearly three-hour clash. The No. 9 seed battled back after dropping the first set to the world No. 27 Spaniard before taking the next two sets and match, 4-6, 6-0, 7-6.  Read the full match stats

"I'm super happy. Definitely super happy. It was a very difficult match," Krejcikova said after her well-earned win.  "Sara, she's a great player, especially on the clay. So it was very, very difficult. Very, very long, really slow, long games. But I'm happy that I won this match, that I fought through. I'm really happy that I can represent my country here in Paris and I'm looking forward to the next match."

Greece's Maria Sakkari joins Krejcikova in the second round after she definitively dismissed Danka Kovinic, 6-0, 6-1.

Onwards, Onsorio

In a commanding Day 2 upset at Roland-Garros, Columbia's Camila Osorio took down No. 10 seed Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.

Osorio, ranked No. 84 in the world, fell behind, 4-2, in the first set but reeled off four straight game wins to take the opening set, 6-4. The 22-year-old continued to dominate her Latvian opponent, emphatically winning the first two games of the second set and holding on to win, 6-3.

“I’m just happy, proud, excited," Osorio said. "I don't know, I have all the feelings right now. It’s one of my biggest wins of my career.

“It is important also because it was here at the Olympics. It was for my country and my people, so it's really emotional, and I'm so happy and excited to play my next match.”

Ostapenko's top career moment, winning the 2017 French Open, came in Paris, but she now exits the city hastily. She has fallen in her Olympic opener for the third consecutive time.

Osorio bowed out in the first round at the Tokyo Games and is now through to Round 2 for the first time in her young career.

"I play for my people," Osorio said. "I play for my family, my friends. And yeah, it is very, very special.”

— Sam Brief

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Team USA clocking wins on Day 2

Jessica Pegula captured Team USA's first win on Day 2 of Olympic tennis with her first-round win over Viktorika Golubic. Other Americans who punched their tickets to Round 2 includes 2024 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Emma Navarro and men's No. 9 seed Tommy Paul

Atlanta's Chris Eubanks fell in a first-round upset against Lebanon's Benjamin Hassan, 6-4, 6-2. Hassan's win made Olympic history, as he became the first Lebanon player to win a match in an Olympic tennis event.

"I am unbelievably happy. We just enjoy it from the whole team. We are really proud and I'm also proud of myself," the 29-year-old told the media after his win. "It was an unbelievable atmosphere. I was just trying to be calm because I didn't want to waste too much energy. When I won I could let it all out."

Besides collecting his first Olympic win, the world No. 170 has soaked in the entire Olympic experience and has collected a large number of Olympic pins. 

"I think the most special one is Japan because I'm a huge fan of Japan," Hassan said. "I like watching a lot of animated mangas,"

Olympic tennis results, July 28

Full Olympic tennis results from Sunday, July 28:

Men's singles l Women's singles l Men's doubles l Women's doubles l Mixed doubles