Tuesday was a day of both easy wins and tough battles. What stood out the most however was the triumph of the true spirit of the sport. A look. (AP and AFP images)

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Tuesday was a day of both easy wins and tough battles. What stood out the most however was the triumph of the true spirit of the sport. A look. (AP and AFP images)

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The biggest match of the day was five-time world champion Rafael Nadal versus American John Isner.

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A grueling 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-4 match eventually went in favour of the Spaniard but the resilience of Isner was well appreciated.

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Maria Sharapova though had no such problems as she cruised into the second round courtesy a 6-3, 6-0 win against Croatia's Mirjana Lucic.

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The real winner of the day was Virginie Razzano of France who won hearts despite her 3-6,1-6 loss. She dedicated her match to her fiance who had died just eight days ago.

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Australian Jarmila Gajdosova who defeated Razzano also showed a brave face on the court after a recent separation from her husband of 10 years.

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In other matches from the men's draw, Robin Soderling raced past Ryan Harrison of the US after a brief resistance in the second set.

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Joy evaded the Indians on Tuesday as Somdev Devvarman failed to mount any strong resilience and bowed down to Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 3-6,4-6,3-6.

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There were a few upsets however as former French Open winner Ana Ivanovic crashed out versus Johanna Larsson of Sweden 7-6 (3), 0-6, 6-2.

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Victoria Azarenka though had no trouble in her 6-3, 6-3 victory against Andrea Hlavackova.

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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus though had no problems in her 6-3, 6-3 win against Andrea Hlavackova.

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China's Na Li kept Asian hopes flying as she defeated Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.

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Tuesday was a day of both easy wins and tough battles. What stood out the most however was the triumph of the true spirit of the sport. A look. (AP and AFP images)