the American Jessica Pegula, number 3 in the world, became the first player to reach the third round at Roland Garros after the abandonment of Italian Camila Giorgi when she lost the first set 6-2.
The 29-year-old tennis player from Buffalo, quarterfinalist of the last edition, a ceiling she has not yet surpassed in the Grand Slam, will face Belgian Elise Martens in the third round, who beat Colombian Camila Osorio 6- 3, 7 -6(3).
In other matches of the day, Jelena Ostapenko said goodbye after losing to Peyton Stearns, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.while Elina Svitolina defeated Storm Hunter 2-6, 6-3, 6-1.
After a period away from the slopes due to maternity, The Ukrainian started her tournament nervously against the 204th rankeda rival from the previous episode.
But As the minutes ticked by, he corrected course and finished in impressive qualitywhich on three occasions took him to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.
The return took place under the watchful eye of her husband, Gael Monfils, a day after he outdid himself to an adverse score against Argentine Sebastián Baez, whom he lost after going down 4-0 in the fifth set.
“I didn’t think I would be able to reach this level after the break, fortunately two rounds have passed“, said Svitolina, who will face the winner of the duel between French Caroline Garcia, fifth in the world, and Russian Anna Blinkova for a place in the round of 16.
Source: La Verdad
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