No major surprises in Sydney, but in Auckland the top seed had to pull out of the tournament due to a virus. Third-seed David Ferrer lost to Haase, Feliciano Lopez also retired due to an injury.
ATP Sydney
Singles - Second Round
[1] D. Thiem (AUT) d [Q] G. Elias (POR) 67(5) 63 75
[2] P. Cuevas (URU) d N. Mahut (FRA) 64 26 62
[3] V. Troicki (SRB) d P. Lorenzi (ITA) 63 64
[4] P. Carreno Busta (ESP) d M. Zverev (GER) 36 76(4) 63
[5] P. Kohlschreiber (GER) d [WC] J. Thompson (AUS) 75 64
[6] G. Muller (LUX) d [Q] M. Barton (AUS) 61 36 64
D. Evans (GBR) d [8] M. Granollers (ESP) 16 63 63
A. Kuznetsov (RUS) d [WC] A. De Minaur (AUS) 62 ret. (abdominal strain)
ATP Auckland
Singles - Second Round
[2] J. Isner (USA) d M. Jaziri (TUN) 63 36 76(6) - Saved 1 M.P.
R. Haase (NED) d [3] D. Ferrer (ESP) 26 64 76(4)
[4] J. Sock (USA) d [Q] R. Harrison (USA) 76(5) 46 61
J. Chardy (FRA) d [6] F. Lopez (ESP) W/O (lower back)
[7] S. Johnson (USA) d Y. Lu (TPE) 64 76(4)
[8] M. Baghdatis (CYP) d [WC] D. Brown (GER) 46 76(4) 64
J. Vesely (CZE) d *[LL] J. Statham (NZL) 67(6) 75 63
J. Sousa (POR) d [Q] B. Klein (GBR) 63 64
*[LL] J. Statham (NZL) replaced [1] R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (stomach virus)
Geen grote verrassingen in Sydney, maar in Auckland moest de topreeks zich terugtrekken uit het toernooi vanwege een virus. Derde reekshoofd David Ferrer verloor van Haase, ook Feliciano Lopez stopte vanwege een blessure.
ATP Sydney
Enkelspel - Tweede ronde
[1] D. Thiem (AUT) d [Q] G. Elias (POR) 67(5) 63 75
[2] P. Cuevas (URU) en N. Mahut (FRA) 64 26 62
[3] V. Troicki (SRB) en P. Lorenzi (ITA) 63 64
[4] P. Carreno Busta (ESP) d M. Zverev (DU) 36 76(4) 63
[5] P. Kohlschreiber (DU) d [WC] J. Thompson (AUS) 75 64
[6] G. Muller (LUX) d [Q] M. Barton (AUS) 61 36 64
D. Evans (GBR) d [8] M. Granollers (ESP) 16 63 63
A. Kuznetsov (RUS) d [WC] A. De Minaur (AUS) 62 ret. (buikbelasting)
ATP Auckland
Enkelspel - Tweede ronde
[2] J. Isner (VS) d M. Jaziri (TUN) 63 36 76(6) - Opgeslagen 1 MP
R. Haase (NED) d [3] D. Ferrer (ESP) 26 64 76(4)
[4] J. Sock (VS) d [Q] R. Harrison (VS) 76(5) 46 61
J. Chardy (FRA) d [6] F. Lopez (ESP) Z/O (onderrug)
[7] S. Johnson (VS) en Y. Lu (TPE) 64 76(4)
[8] M. Baghdatis (CYP) d [WC] D. Brown (DE) 46 76(4) 64
J. Vesely (CZE) d *[LL] J. Statham (NZL) 67(6) 75 63
J. Sousa (POR) d [Q] B. Klein (GBR) 63 64
*[LL] J. Statham (NZL) verving [1] R Bautista Agut (ESP) - (maagvirus)