World No. 1 Aryana Sabalenka on Sunday started her French open campaign with a 6–1, 6–0 win over Russia’s Kamila Rakhimova. Belarusi required just one hour to book its place in the second round in the second round in the Rolland Garos. Targeting her first title in Paris, Sabalanka hit 30 winners and broke her opponent five times. Defending champions IGA are struggling for form for Swiytech, one of the favorite for Sabalenka title. However, the 27-year-old admitted that she was “confused” by different line-jolting systems being used in tennis. “Honestly, I am very confused. I don’t know that I like anymore,” Sabalenka said, referring to my recent experiences with both traditional line judges and electronic calls. Rolland Gharos still remains the only grand slam to use line judges.
She will face Switzerland’s Jill Tachman or Italian qualifier Lukrezia Stephanini in the next round. In other women’s singles matches, Elina Switolina of Ukraine launched Türkiye’s Zinep Sonmez 6–1, 6–1 in just one hour. The 13th seed, a four-time quarter-finalist in Paris, was under complete control from beginning to end.Quiz: Who is that IPL player? China’s Olympic gold medalist Zheng Kinwen also moved to former finalist Anastasia Pavalichenkova 6-4, 6-3 with a win. The eighth seed will face either Alexandra Eela of the Philippines or Emiliana Arngo in Columbia. Meanwhile, Rolland is preparing to pay an emotional tribute to Garaos Rafael Nadal, which will be honored at a special ceremony on Sunday. The 14 -time French Open champion retired last year after the Davis Cup final in Malaga.
Nadal, who holds a record 112-4 win-loss record in the tournament, will return to the court Philip-Chatier, a year after one year of his final match in Paris. Former rivals Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are expected to attend the ceremony. Nadal’s 14 titles at a single Grand Slam are unmatched in tennis history.
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