Simona Halep survives early scare while Petra Kvitova just keeps winning
World number one Simona Halep survived an early scare to overcome Alison Riske in the first round at Roland Garros.
The Romanian lost the first set in meek fashion, but she gathered herself to power back and claim an ultimately dominant 2-6 6-1 6-1 win.
Elsewhere, eighth seed Petra Kvitova is safely into the third round after a comfortable 6-0 6-4 win over Spaniard Lara Arrubarrena.
Lucky #️⃣1️⃣3️⃣@Petra_Kvitova notches her 13th consecutive match win, blasting past Arruabarrena 6-0 6-4 to book her spot in the 3R.#RG18 pic.twitter.com/fAMEeK0IWY
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 30, 2018
Kvitova, who is one of the tournament’s favourites after back-t-back wins on clay in Prague and Madrid, registered a 13th successive win.
The number four seed, Elina Svitolina is also in round three after a routine 6-3 6-4 win over Viktória Kuzmova.
Latest
-
WimbledonRafael Nadal still undecided about Wimbledon as he admits ‘I need to breathe a little’ after intense period
Will Rafael Nadal feature at Wimbledon?
-
NewsFrench Open day 14: Glory for Barbora Krejcikova, mixed emotions for Maria Sharapova and French joy
The story of the penultimate day of action at Roland Garros.
-
NewsFive things to know about Barbora Krejcikova: From the influence of Jana Novotna to idolising Justine Henin
Getting to know Roland Garros champion Krejcikova.
-
NewsBarbora Krejcikova pays tribute to Jana Novotna as she explains how her late mentor gave her strength
Novotna coached Krejcikova prior to her untimely death.
-
News‘Hopefully third time lucky,’ says Johanna Konta as she reaches her third final in Nottingham
Konta faces Zhang Shuai in the final.
-
NewsBarbora Krejcikova completes French Open fairytale by beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for maiden Grand Slam
Barbora Krejcikova is your French Open women’s champion.
-
NewsNovak Djokovic turns his attention to Stefanos Tsitsipas and French Open final after epic semi-final
The Serb handed Nadal just his third defeat at Roland Garros.
-
NewsATP Queen’s Club draw: Andy Murray and Dan Evans find out their first-round opponents
Andy Murray has not played since March.
-
French Open2021 French Open men’s final info, head-to-head, betting and preview: Novak Djokovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
All the info you need ahead of the 2021 French Open men’s final.
-
Grand SlamMats Wilander on GOAT debate after Novak Djokovic win: ‘There could be three guys on 20 after Wimbledon’
“We have to start talking about the GOAT,” says Wilander.