PARIS: Iga Swiatek continued her challenge for a fourth French Open title on Monday, just three games away from upsetting French top seed Leolia Jeanjean in the first round.
The world number one defeated Philippe Chatier 6-1, 6-2 after 61 minutes to reach the second round with four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka.
I feel like I’m playing really good tennis, and I hope to go back as far as I can,” said Swiatek.
The 22-year-old Pole is trying to become the first woman since Justine Henn in 2007 to win three straight Roland Garros titles and only the second woman since Serena Williams to win the Madrid, Rome and French Opens in a new window in the same year.
PARIS: Coco Gauff made a strong start to her quest for her first French Open title with a 6-1 6-1 defeat of German 208th seed Julia Avdeeva. allowed
The 20-year-old Gauff, who won last year’s US Open to break her Grand Slam duck after losing in the 2022 final in Paris, took less than an hour to advance despite being suspended after accidentally nodding to Avdeeva. sure if you compete with one point.
In the second round, world number three Gauff from the United States will face Slovenia’s Tamara Zidane who lost 6-2 2-6 6-1 against Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanky.
Second seed Jannik Dosa cruised past Wimbledon quarter-finalist Christopher Eubanks in straight sets to reach the second round of the French Open on Monday.
The Italian star won 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 under the new roof on Court Suzanne Lenglen during the rain at Roland Garros.
Australian Open champion Sinner showed no signs of struggling for fitness despite suffering a kidney injury at the recent Rome Open.
The Italian star hit 32 winners and broke Eubanks’ serve five times in the second round with French veteran Richard Gasquet.
“I’m glad to be back in court.
“This is a very special race for me.
His heart is good, he is very happy… His form is not 100 percent yet, so every day we try to build it. “
Monday’s win improved his season winning record to 29-2.
The 22-year-old is hoping to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in 2020 – his best French Open appearance yet.
American Eubanks had Wimbledon success eight years ago when he lost to Daniil Medvedev in five sets, but has now lost seven matches in a row.
