Early exit from Roland Garros for the King of Clay, Nadal
In the French Open (Roland Garros), the second Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season, women's No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek and men's No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner have advanced to the second round. Meanwhile, legendary player Rafael Nadal bid farewell to the tournament in the first round.
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On the second day of the tournament held in Paris, the capital of France, Polish player Iga Swiatek faced French athlete Leolia Jeanjean, who came from the qualifiers, in the first round.
Swiatek defeated her opponent 2-0 with sets of 6-1 and 6-2 in a match that lasted a total of 61 minutes, advancing to the second round.
American Coco Gauff (3), Czech Marketa Vondrousova (5), and Tunisian Ons Jabeur (8) eliminated their opponents in straight sets in the first round.
NADAL ELIMINATED IN THE FIRST ROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME
In men's singles, Italian No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner secured his ticket to the second round by defeating American Christopher Eubanks 3-0 with sets of 6-3, 6-3, and 6-4.
No. 4 seed German Alexander Zverev faced 38-year-old Spaniard Rafael Nadal, a 14-time winner of the tournament, in the first round.
Zverev defeated Nadal 3-0 (6-3, 7-6, 6-3) in a match that lasted a total of 3 hours and 5 minutes, advancing to the second round.
While the Spanish racket bid farewell to the French Open in the first round for the first time, Zverev became the third person to succeed in defeating Nadal in this tournament, following Robin Söderling and Novak Djokovic.
No. 9 seed Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas also passed Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in the first round with sets of 7-6, 6-4, and 6-1.