Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz slides to play shot towards Jeffrey John Wolf of the U.S. throughout their first spherical match of the French Open tennis event on the Roland Garros stadium in Paris.
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Carlos Alcaraz made a assured begin on the French Open on Sunday, overwhelming J.J. Wolf 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.
It was the Spaniard’s first win since getting back from the proper forearm harm that sidelined him for nearly a month.
“I am nearly at 100% of my talents,” Alcaraz mentioned after his first-round win. “After the match, I did not really feel something.”
Within the girls’s draw, Naomi Osaka marked her seventh look in Paris with a 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 first-round victory over Lucia Bronzetti.
“There have been moments I performed fairly properly, however I used to be fairly nervous and obtained actually tight,” mentioned the No. 134-ranked Osaka of her hard-fought victory throughout an on-court interview.
Japan’s Naomi Osaka reacts throughout her first spherical match towards Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti
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Osaka secured her first victory in a Grand Slam event since 2022. She made her comeback in January after a maternity go away.
Osaka superior to what could possibly be a matchup towards No. 1 Iga Swiatek, the three-time French Open winner and defending champion who performs her first-round match Monday.
“I feel it’s an honor to play her within the French Open as a result of she’s gained right here greater than as soon as”, Osaka mentioned when requested concerning the prospect of enjoying Swiatek.
No. 48-ranked Bronzetti has by no means gained at Roland Garros in three appearances. Her profession report in Grand Slam tournaments is 3-10. In her most up-to-date match on the Morocco Open quarterfinals final week, she led American Peyton Stearns 5-0 within the third set however ended up dropping.
Elsewhere, Caroline Garcia rallied to beat Eva Lys 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Garcia will subsequent play American Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, who beat Laura Siegemund 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
One other American, Amanda Anisimova, beat Rebecca Sramkova 7-6 (6), 6-4.
No. 30 Dayana Yastremska eradicated Ajla Tomljanovic whereas Lesia Tsurenko forfeited after enjoying lower than a set towards Donna Vekic due to a again drawback.
Within the males’s draw, No. 6 Andrey Rublev defeated Taro Daniel 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5. Rublev confirmed some frustration throughout his match, throwing his racket at one stage.
Lorenzo Sonego surprised No. 17 Ugo Humbert 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Humbert was the highest-ranked Frenchman within the event.
Hubert Hurkacz beat Shintaro Mochizuki 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, and Grigor Dimitrov routed Aleksandar Kovacevic in three units. Brandon Nakashima additionally gained.
Play was interrupted for a bit of greater than an hour on all 18 clay courts due to rain, apart from the 2 largest geared up with retractable roofs. Court docket Philippe Chatrier has had a roof since 2020, whereas the roof on Court docket Suzanne Lenglen was inaugurated Sunday.
Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka, who personal three Slam titles every, face one another later Sunday.
