It was a good routine win for Venus and to be fair Timea did not really pose much of the threat. So Venus did what she needed to do to win the match.
Maria Sharapova struggled to beat Alexandra Dulgheru in three sets and it was match that I thought Maria would breezed through so I was presently surprised when she dropped the first set.
The shock of the day in the ladies draw was Shuai Peng beating Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets.
Now I knew Aga was not going to win this title but I expected her to get to at least the quarter finals so this was a surprise defeat.
However I say that it was a surprise defeat but at the same time the kind of tennis Aga plays makes it more likely that she will get beaten in the earlier rounds.
Joanna Larsson beat Sloane Stephens in three sets and it was a match that I expected Sloane to win. However her game is too predictable and she needs to change fast before she drops out of the top thirty.
In the men's draw Stan Wawrinka beat Thomas Bellucci in four sets and it was a good win for Stan.
I am surprised he dropped a set against a player that I have never heard of I hope for is sake it was a blip and not a sign of things to come.
Grigor Dimitrov beat Ryan Harrison in straight sets and it was a good win for Grigor who should at least make it to the quarter finals and beyond.