Hall of Fame Tennis Championships 2015: Monday Scores, Results, Updated Schedule

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Published: July 14, 2015

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On the heels of a memorable Wimbledon tournament, 32 men's tennis players compete in a singles competition at the annual Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, Rhode Island. 

American John Isner, who is coming off a third-round loss to Marin Cilic at the All England Club, holds the top seed in this year's tournament. Ivo Karlovic, Bernard Tomic, Jack Sock and Adrian Mannarino round out the top five.      

Monday's six-match schedule was highlighted by Tomic taking on John-Patrick Smith and Karlovic going against Illya Marchenko. 

Here are the results from the opening slate of matches as well as Tuesday's schedule of matchups. 

 

Monday Results



 

Tuesday Schedule



 

Recap



The first major upset of the tournament happened right out of the gate, as Smith knocked off No. 3 seed Tomic in straight sets. 

Tomic, who is just 22 years old, has never fulfilled the promise he showed after reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2011. He's won singles titles in each of the last two years, though they have come in smaller events without the top players. 



This would seem like the perfect championship for Tomic to contend in, but his struggles in 2015 have continued. His first-round exit marks the sixth time he's lost in a tournament this season without winning a match. 

That loss does open the door for Karlovic, though the No. 2 seed did have to fend off a challenge by Illya Marchenko. Two tiebreaker sets out of the gate followed by a close 6-4 third set show that the gap between the top and bottom of this bracket isn't wide. 

The 6'11" Karlovic has been an ace machine this season, as evidenced by his output in England, per Wimbledon on Twitter:



Yet Marchenko was able to kee...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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