Wales struggle to fill the 74, 500-seat Millennium Stadium, with just 10, 000 tickets sold the day before Wednesday's World Cup qualifier match with Russia.
But then he broke curfew before a World Cup qualifier match and then broke his body in a horrific car wreck that killed another passenger.
The Pole's reward for a 6-7 (10-12) 6-4 6-2 success is a match with Argentine qualifier Paula Ormaechea, who claimed the first WTA Tour level match win of her career by beating 50th-ranked Romanian Simona Halep 6-1 3-6 7-5.
Williams made a slow start to her opening match against Kazakh qualifier Yulia Putintseva on Sunday before winning 7-6 (7-5) 6-1.
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Sharapova had begun her match against the American qualifier on Thursday night and won the first set before darkness stopped play.
The Scot will play the winner of the first-round match between Frenchman Jeremy Chardy and a qualifier.
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McManus was not included in the Celtic squad for Wednesday's Champions League qualifier against Arsenal as he is still short of match practice.
The 19-year-old served nine aces and hit 17 winners to set up a potential match with Roger Federer, who plays Indian qualifier Rohan Bopanna on Wednesday.
Togo led from the fourth minute through Moustapaha Salifou as they returned to Lome after a three-match ban following post-match violence at a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier.
Togo are playing the game in Accra after being slapped with a three-match home ban after post-match violence during an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier last year, in which Mali star Frederic Kanoute was injured.
The match is in preparation for a 2006 World Cup qualifier against Kenya on 9 February in Rabat.
World number 17 Sprem was beaten 7-5 6-3 by Russian qualifier Anna Chakvetadze who won the first five games of the match.
Roddick's fellow-American John Isner also reached the second round in Shanghai after saving match points in two tie-breakers against Polish qualifier Lukasz Kubot.
Ireland, who are the only team in the Qualifier with a 100% record, play their first Super Eight match against Afghanistan on Saturday.
Czech player Kveta Peschke beat Croatian qualifier Karolina Sprem 6-1 6-2 in a first-round match, but then withdrew with a wrist injury.
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