Roland Garros, Paris, France, WTA GRAND SLAM

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2-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) 6-0 6-2

 

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Aga faces Caroline Garcia in Round 2. Tough assignment so early for the World #2.

 

[Moxie]

Happy to see Muguruza and Stephens though.

 

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Kerber is in big trouble against Kiki Bertens. 3-1 down in the deciding set.

 

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Vicki's down a set to Knapp and is having real trouble with her knee. Saw the trainer.

 

[Moxie]

Vika was all but down and out, incl. a MP to Knapp, but she gutted it out and won the TB, so onto a 3rd set. Not sure what goes on with her knee. Not taped.

 

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Results from the French Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday
Pauline Parmentier (France) beat 31-Monica Niculescu (Romania) 6-2 7-6(2)
Teliana Pereira (Brazil) beat Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) 7-5 3-6 9-7
Irina Falconi (U.S.) beat Mona Barthel (Germany) 6-4 0-6 6-2
1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 6-2 6-0
18-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) beat Sorana Cirstea (Romania) 6-1 6-3
Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) beat Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada) 6-1 6-1
Karin Knapp (Italy) beat 5-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 6-3 6-7(6) 4-0 (Azarenka retired)
Kurumi Nara (Japan) beat Denisa Allertova (Czech Republic) 5-7 6-3 2-0 (Allertova retired)
Julia Goerges (Germany) beat 20-Johanna Konta (Britain) 6-2 6-3
28-Andrea Petkovic (Germany) beat Laura Robson (Britain) 6-2 6-2
Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) beat Olga Govortsova (Belarus) 7-5 6-3
Mariana Duque (Colombia) beat Daria Gavrilova (Australia) 5-7 6-4 6-4
Taylor Townsend (U.S.) beat Amandine Hesse (France) 6-2 6-1
Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) beat Sachia Vickery (U.S.) 6-2 6-2
Virginie Razzano (France) beat Ipek Soylu (Turkey) 4-6 6-1 6-0
9-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) 7-6(5) 7-6(4)
14-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat Oceane Dodin (France) 6-0 5-7 6-2
15-Madison Keys (U.S.) beat Donna Vekic (Croatia) 6-3 6-2
29-Darya Kasatkina (Russia) beat Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany) 6-1 4-6 6-3
Louisa Chirico (U.S.) beat Lauren Davis (U.S.) 6-2 2-6 8-6
Camila Giorgi (Italy) beat Alize Lim (France) 6-3 6-2
27-Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) beat Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) 5-7 6-4 6-3
8-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) beat Silvia Soler Espinosa (Spain) 6-3 6-1
Tatjana Maria (Germany) beat 23-Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 6-3 3-6 6-3
21-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat Misaki Doi (Japan) 6-2 4-6 6-3
Zhang Shuai (China) beat Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) 7-5 6-2
12-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) 6-2 4-6 6-2
Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) beat 3-Angelique Kerber (Germany) 6-2 3-6 6-3
22-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat Zheng Saisai (China) 6-3 6-1
26-Kristina Mladenovic (France) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-2 6-4
Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) beat Laura Siegemund (Germany) 6-2 6-2
Ana Konjuh (Croatia) beat Arina Rodionova (Australia) 6-2 6-3
Timea Babos (Hungary) beat Samantha Crawford (U.S.) 6-4 6-0
Alize Cornet (France) beat Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 6-1 6-0
Wang Qiang (China) beat Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (France) 6-0 6-0

 

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Vika was all but down and out, incl. a MP to Knapp, but she gutted it out and won the TB, so onto a 3rd set. Not sure what goes on with her knee. Not taped.

So Vika retires and will head home early.

 

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26-Kristina Mladenovic (France) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 6-2 6-4

 

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Alize Cornet (France) beat Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) 6-1 6-0

 

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1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) 6-2 6-0

 

[Moxie]

So Vika retires and will head home early.

I'm so sorry to see this. She's had more than her share of injuries of late. She's the strongest competition for Serena. I love Serena, and I want to see her get #22, even here, but competition is good for the sport, and if Vika could stay healthy, I think she and Williams could yet produce some great matches. Come back strong soon, Vika!

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

azarenka keeps getting injured. she is made out of glass.

 

[Moxie]

azarenka keeps getting injured. she is made out of glass.

I really sort of hate this trope that some players are "made out of glass." It's sports, and people get injured. Some more than others. But injury is a usual side-effect of sports.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Vika just getting over her back injury and sustained a leg injury in her first rd match,Vika has been plagued with ongoing injuries the last couple of years,I really had high hopes for her in 2016....hopefully she will be okay to play the grass season.I was not surprised to see Kerber beaten,she also has been battling a shoulder injury.