Alcaraz, Osaka Win at French Open
Two-time Main winner Carlos Alcaraz started his marketing campaign on the French Open in fashion on Sunday, defeating American J.J. Wolf 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.
In match that lasted one hour and 51 minutes, Alcaraz struck 27 winners, broke serve on 9 events and hit 5 aces.
Getting into the occasion with an arm harm, the Spaniard will subsequent face both Jack Draper or Jesper De Jong for a spot within the third spherical.
Elsewhere, No. 6 seed Andrey Rublev, No 10 seed Grigor Dimitrov and Zhizhen Zhang all superior to the spherical of 64.
No. 17 seed Ugo Humbert was despatched packing by flamboyant Italian Lorenzo Sonego in 4 units.
Swiatek Could possibly be Up Subsequent for Osaka
On the ladies’s facet, four-time Main winner Naomi Osaka wanted three robust units to advance over Lucia Bronzetti. Recording a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 victory, Osaka struck six aces, received 72 p.c of her first serve factors and hit 31 winners.
The Japanese star will subsequent both world No. 1 Iga Swiatek or qualifier Leolia Jeanjean.
Different ladies’s outcomes on the day included No. 9 seed Jelena Ostapenko, No. 30 seed Dayana Yastremska and Donna Vekic all advancing to the following spherical.
Nadal vs. Zverev on Monday
Monday’s schedule of play on the French Open will featured a titanic encounter between 14-time winner Rafael Nadal taking up No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev.
Nadal has said that it will possible be his final French Open. The Spaniard has received the French Open in his teenagers, 20’s and 30’s.
Zverev, who not too long ago received the Italian Open in Rome, is at the moment the oddsmakers favorite to advance.
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