Roland Garros Day 3: Seeded players drop like ripe fruit.
Following the shock elimination of Wawrinka, the third seed, the third day of Roland Garros continued to witness further surprises as Li Na, Dimitrov, Almagro, and others were also knocked out.
Yesterday could be called a day of elimination for the seeded players. First and most shocking was the stumble of Li Na, the tournament's second seed and considered Serena Williams' biggest rival. Her opponent was the home player Kristina Mladenovic. Kristina defeated Li Na 7-5 in the first set, then lost 3-6 in the second. However, in the third set, with the enthusiastic support of the home crowd and a minor injury to Li Na, Kristina won convincingly 6-1 to advance to the second round.
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| Li Na was eliminated on the third day of competition. |
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Li Na said tearfully, “I can’t believe I’ve been eliminated. I worked so hard in training and had high hopes for this tournament. However, as you can see, I was unlucky with my shots today, and Kristina went onto the court with incredible enthusiasm.”
Also yesterday, another Chinese female tennis player, Shuai Peng, lost 0-2 to the 15th seed from the US, Sloane Stephens. Meanwhile, the 13th seed Caroline Wozniacki lost 1-2 to the lesser-known Belgian opponent Yanina Wickmayer.
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| Dimitrov was eliminated by Karlovic after 3 sets. |
In the men's singles, a major upset occurred when the rising Spanish player Nicolas Almagro had to withdraw due to injury after five sets against Jack Sock. Dimitrov, the 11th seed and boyfriend of Maria Sharapova, was also eliminated by Karlovic after three sets. Among the familiar names who had to pack their bags and go home were Lleyton Hewitt (losing to Carlos Barlocq 1-3) and Tommy Haas, the 16th seed (who withdrew).
Round 2 (May 28th): Notable Matchups
Men's Singles
Jeremy Chardy - Novak Djokovic [2]
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [13] - Jurgen Melzer
Alejandro Gonzalez - Gilles Simon
Diego Schwartzman - Roger Federer [4]
Tomas Berdych [6] - Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Mikhail Youzhny - Radek Stepanek
Women's Single
Anna Schmiedlova - Venus Williams [29]
Tsvetana Pironkova - Maria Sharapova [7]
Serena Williams [1] - Garbine Muguruza
Agnieszka Radwanska [3] - Karolina Pliskova
Varvara Lepchenko - Angelique Kerber [8]
Yvonne Meusburger - Samantha Stosur [19]
Mona Barthel - Sabine Lisicki [16]
Some notable results from Round 1
Men's Singles
David Ferrer [5] - Igor Sijsling: 6-4 6-3 6-1
Gael Monfils [23] - Victor Hanescu: 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-2
Richard Gasquet [12] - Bernard Tomic: 6-2 6-1 7-5
Andy Murray [7] - Andrey Golubev: 6-1 6-4 3-6 6-3
Ivo Karlovic - Grigor Dimitrov [11]: 6-4 7-5 7-6(4)
Fernando Verdasco [24] - Michael Llodra: 6-2 7-6(4) 7-6(3)
Juan Monaco - Lucas Pouille: 6-3 6-1 6-4
Philipp Kohlschreiber [28] - Pere Riba: 7-5 6-4 6-1
Women's Single
Simona Halep [4] - Alisa Kleybanova: 6-0 6-2
Ana Ivanovic [11] - Caroline Garcia: 6-1 6-3
Kristina Mladenovic - Na Li [2]: 7-5 3-6 6-1
Sara Errani [10] - Madison Key: 7-5 3-6 6-1
Sloane Stephens [15] - Shuai Peng: 6-4 7-6(8)
Yanina Wickmayer - Caroline Wozniacki[13]:7-6(5) 4-6 6-2
According to Bongdaplus
