The Polish Iga Swiatek beat Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko in 54 minutes in the first round of the tournament. The Japanese Naomi Osaka was far too irregular to hope to qualify in front of the American Amanda Anisimova.
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Program charged for the second day of the Grand Chelem tournament in Roland-Garros, Monday, May 23. Pending the entry in the running of Rafael Nadal and, later in the evening, of Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek has easily imposed itself, while Naomi Osaka has once again stammered his tennis.
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- The short stay of Naomi Osaka
It’s already over for the ex-numéro a world, Naomi Osaka. The Japanese bowed in the first round against the American Amanda Anisimova 7-5, 6-4.
This is not a big surprise since the latter, 28th in the WTA ranking, was recently a quarter finalist in Madrid and Rome.
On the other hand, Naomi Osaka, double winner of the Australian Open (2019 and 2021) and the US Open (2018 and 2020) could only play two matches on clay this season due to Pain in the left Achilles tendon, which she also manipulated several times during the match.
Playing intermittently, the Japanese committed 29 direct faults and 8 double faults. Too much to hope to get out of it in front of the American solid.
- Iga Swiatek unroll
world number and favorite of the female tournament, the Polish Iga Swiatek impressed for her entry on the court Philippe-Chatrier by sweeping in 54 minutes the Ukrainian qualified Lesia Tsurenko, 6-2, 6-0.
In this one -way meeting – under the closed roof of the central to escape Parisian rain – Tsurenko only scored ten points in the first set, and twelve in the second.
Having become a world number after the surprise retirement from Australian Ashleigh Barty in March, Iga Swiatek has since unstoppable. Winner in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart and Rome, the Polish is now on a series of 29 consecutively won matches.
- A French fifth leaves the tournament in the first round
After Sunday, the four French women in the running on the courts were eliminated, Monday day did not start better. Océane Dodin, 25 and 84th in the world, stalled in the first round against the German Andrea Petkovic, who upgraded it 6-4, 6-2. The Lille has multiplied the direct faults (39) against one of the veterans of the tournament (34 years old), who had raised in the semi-finals of the Grand Chelem Parisien in 2014.
- Other results of the day
Filip Krajinovic (Serbia) beats Reilly Opelka (United States/N ° 17 in the world) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 6-3
Zheng Qinwen (China) beats Maryna Zanevska (Belgium) 6-3, 6-1
Martina Trevisan (Italy) beats Harriet Dart (Great Britain) 6-0, 6-2
Daria Saville (Australia) beats Valentini Grammatikopoulou (Greece) 6-1, 6-2
Petra Kvitová (Czech Rep./N ° 32 world) beats Anna Bondár (Hungary) 7-6 (7/0), 6-1