| Dates: 22 May-5 June Venue: Roland Garros, Paris |
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Maria Sakkari turned the fifth girls’s top-10 seed to lose within the first 4 days on the French Open as she was overwhelmed by Karolina Muchova within the second spherical.
The Greek fourth seed, a semi-finalist final yr, misplaced 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4).
Sakkari saved seven set factors within the opener however couldn’t deny Czech opponent Muchova, 25.
However, former world quantity ones Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber superior to the third spherical.
World primary Iga Swiatek is now the one prime 5 participant left within the girls’s draw following Sakkari’s exit.
The 26-year-old Sakkari’s Grand Slam breakthrough got here at Roland Garros final yr, the place she superior to the final 4 and held match level earlier than shedding to eventual champion Barbora Krejcikova.
However, she struggled for consistency towards former Australian Open semi-finalist Muchova, who has had an injury-hit few years.
Elsewhere, fifteenth seed Azarenka beat German Andrea Petkovic 6-1 7-6 (7-3), whereas Kerber defeated 19-year-old French participant Elsa Jacquemot 6-1 7-6 (7-2).
Kerber, seeded twenty first, has now received seven successive matches after clinching the Strasbourg International on Saturday.
Belarusian Azarenka reached the final 32 for the eighth time, however wanted to save lots of a set level within the second set earlier than successful to advance to an encounter with Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann, the twenty third seed.
Germany’s Kerber, who has received the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open, will now face world quantity 47 Aliaksandra Sasnovich following her 3-6 6-1 6-1 win over Britain’s Emma Raducanu.
American teenager Coco Gauff, who celebrated her highschool commencement in Paris final week, beat Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck 6-1 7-6 (7-4).
The 18-year-old will face Kaia Kanepi subsequent after the Estonian beat Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-4 6-4.
Amanda Anisimova, who beat Naomi Osaka within the opening spherical, additionally superior with a 6-4 6-1 win over Croatian qualifier Donna Vekic.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
