United States’s Sofia Kenin performs a return to Ukraine’s Elina Ostapenko throughout their first spherical match on day two of the French Open tennis match at Roland Garros in Paris, France, Monday, Could 31
American Sofia Kenin has damaged a four-match dropping streak on clay and received her opening match on the French Open by beating 2017 champion Jelena Ostapenko in three units.
The rating was 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Kenin is seeded fourth and was the runner-up final yr to Iga Swiatek. The victory was Kenin’s first since asserting she’s not coached by her father, Alex.
Kenin transformed 9 of 10 break factors towards Ostapenko and received regardless of dropping serve seven occasions.
Earlier, Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion, is out of the French Open within the first spherical after dropping a 9-7 third set.
The sixth-seeded Andreescu’s second look in the primary draw at Roland Garros ended with a 6-7 (1), 7-6 (2), 9-7 defeat towards 85th-ranked Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia.
Andreescu withdrew earlier than her quarterfinal final week in Strasbourg with an stomach damage.
Zidansek had been 0-2 on the French Open.
Defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek has picked up proper the place she left off final yr in successful the title: working one more opponent this fashion and that on the crimson clay of Roland Garros in a straight-set victory.