Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff cruise at
Roland Garros
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[May 28, 2024]
Top-seeded Iga Swiatek and No. 3 Coco Gauff won in straight
sets to swiftly move into the second round of the French Open on
Monday at Roland Garros.
Gauff dispatched Russian qualifier Julia Avdeeva 6-1, 6-1 in 52
minutes. Swiatek opened her quest for a third straight French Open
title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean
in 61 minutes.
Swiatek will face Japan's Naomi Osaka in the second round.
"It feels like home here," said Swiatek, in pursuit of her fourth
title at Roland Garros overall. "I'm really happy to be back. Just
feel like I can play really good tennis, so hopefully I'm going to
be here as long as possible."
Poland's Swiatek earned her first French title in 2020. The last
woman to win three straight in Paris was Justine Henin (2005-07).
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Gauff, a finalist here in 2022, did not face a break point against
Avdeeva.
"I never played her. She had a good run in the qualifying. I think I
just came out playing well, and I would say I do think she was a
little bit nervous with the bigger court, but I played well, too,"
Gauff said. "Today was kind of a straightforward match. I didn't
have to do much. I wouldn't say I, like, played amazing. I just had
to play solid today. That's what I did."
Fifth-seeded Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic made quick
work of Rebeka Masarova of Spain 6-1, 6-3 to advance. No. 8 Ons
Jabeur of Tunisia ousted Sachia Vickery 6-3, 6-2.
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No. 12 Jasmine Paolini of Italy eliminated
Australia's Daria Saville 6-3, 6-4. No. 15 Elina Svitolina of
Ukraine rallied from a set down to defeat Czech Karolina Pliskova
3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
The evening slate in Paris was marked by a pair of high-ranking
upsets. France's Varvara Gracheva rallied to stun Greek sixth seed
Maria Sakkari 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, and Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto
pulled off a similar comeback to beat No. 13 seed Beatriz Haddad
Maia of Brazil 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
In other action, No. 11 Danielle Collins was a
straight-sets winner, as was No. 17 Liudmila Samsonova of Russia and
No. 31 Leylah Fernandez of Canada. Russia's Anna Kalinskaya, the No.
23 seed, also earned a straight sets win over France's Clara Burel.
No. 20 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia, No. 27 Linda Noskova of
the Czech Republic, Bernarda Pera, Hailey Baptiste, Canadian Bianca
Andreescu, Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova, Russia's Anastasia Potapova,
Colombia's Camila Osorio, Spaniard Cristina Bucsa, France's Diane
Parry and Romanians Irina-Camelia Begu and Ana Bogdan also advanced.
--Field Level Media
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