PARIS : Elena Rybakina shook off a sluggish start and continued her fine run on clay as the world number four moved into the second round of the French Open with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Czech qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova on Tuesday.The Wimbledon champion announced herself as a player for all surfaces by ca
PARIS : Elena Rybakina shook off a sluggish start and continued her fine run on clay as the world number four moved into the second round of the French Open with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Czech qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova on Tuesday.
The Wimbledon champion announced herself as a player for all surfaces by capturing the Italian Open title earlier this month, but dropped serve in the seventh game against Fruhvirtova before breaking right back and easing through the opening set. The Moscow born-Kazakh broke back to draw level at 2-2 in the second set before switching gears again to quell the challenge of the 16-year-old Fruhvirtova, whose sister Linda also fell in the first round a day earlier.
Rybakina takes on another Czech in Linda Noskova in the next round as she continues her quest for a second major.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Djokovic begins French Open bid injury-free and with sights on number 23Novak Djokovic's quest for a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title was given a boost when Rafa Nadal pulled out of the French Open and the Serbian has arrived at Roland Garros without any injury problems.Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open in January - despite coming into the tournament w
Read more »
Men again given prime time exposure in French Open's first night sessionPARIS : French Open organisers were again opting to give men prime time billing at the claycourt major, and overlooking women's matches, as Italian Jannik Sinner's first round outing was scheduled for Monday's evening session on Court Philippe Chatrier.French fifth seed Caroline Garcia's popularity has gr
Read more »
Egyptian Sherif guns for more firsts at French Open after Madrid runPARIS : Mayar Sherif's trailblazing run to the Madrid Open quarter-finals this month has given her the confidence to go on a similar quest at the French Open as the Egyptian eased past Madison Brengle in the opening round on Sunday.The 27-year-old became the first woman from her country to win a WTA title
Read more »
French Open day onePARIS : Highlights of the first day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT):2106 KASATKINA BEATS NIEMEIERRussia's Daria Kasatkina, a semi-finalist at last year's French Open, played a near-flawless match to beat Jule Niemeier 6-3 6-4 and set up a second-round clash with either Marketa Vondrousova
Read more »
Shang fails to end China's 86-year wait at French OpenPARIS: Shang Juncheng missed out on becoming the first Chinese man in 86 years to win a match at the French Open on Monday (May 29) when he slipped to an agonising five-set defeat to Juan Pablo Varillas. The 18-year-old Shang, ranked 200 in the world and who had to come through qualifying in Paris, let sli
Read more »
Djokovic canters into French Open round two as Stephens lays down markerPARIS: Novak Djokovic launched his quest for a record-breaking 23rd men's Grand Slam singles title with a no-nonsense 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) first-round victory over debutant Aleksandar Kovacevic at the French Open on Monday (May 29). The twice Roland Garros champion breezed through the first two sets before
Read more »