French Open Day-2 LIVE: French Open LIVE Broadcast: World No.1 Iga Swiatek stormed into the second round after defeating Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0 in the first round on Monday. Rafael Nadal too won his first round contest 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 against Jordan Thompson to enter second round. Meanwhile, former Women’s World No.1 Naomi Osaka’s French Open campaign came to an end as he faced a crushing 5-7, 4-6 defeat against 27th seed Amanda Anisimova. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
The day also witnessed another upset as defending champion Barbora Krejcikova was knocked out in the first round by 19-year old Diane Perry. Stan Wawrinka too suffered a first round defeat against Corentin Moutet as he went down 6-2, 3-6, 6-7, 3-6.
Later in the day, World No.1 Novak Djokovic too sealed straight set victory against Yoshihito Nishioka to enter the second round of the Grand Slam event.
French Open Day-2 LIVE: Matches today
- Stan Wawrinka lost to Corentin Moutet – 6-2, 3-6, 6-7, 3-6.
- Rafael Nadal beat Jordan Thompson – 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
- Emma Raducanu beat Linda Noskova – 6-7 7-5 6-1
- Novak Djokovic vs Yoshihito Nishioka – 12:15 AM
World No.1 Novak Djokovic, fifth seed Rafael Nadal, Former champion Stan Wawrinka and Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu will be in action leater in the day.
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Men’s Singles
Novak Djokovic vs Yoshihito Nishioka
Defending champion Novak Djojkovic will began his French Open campaign in style as he defeated Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-1. 6-0 to storm into the second round. Djokovic hit 9 aces and 35 winners overall in the game. It was the fewest games Djokovic has lost in a completed first round match since his 1st ever match in 2005 against Ginepri which he won 6-0 6-0 6-3.
Stan Wawrinka vs Corentin Moutet
Three-times major champion Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the French Open in the first round to Frenchman Corentin Moutet on Monday in his first Grand Slam appearance in 18 months.
The 37-year-old Swiss, who did not play for a year after suffering a foot injury early in 2021 and having surgery twice, paid the price for a lack of match practice with a 2-6 6-3 7-6(2) 6-3 loss in just under three hours.
“I started well and it was a good first set but unfortunately it was disappointing to lose,” Wawrinka told a news conference.
“Unfortunately this is the reality of how I play at the moment. I need training, a lot of work. I am playing well but not at the level for matches like that. This is the reality unfortunately of where I am.”
Rafael Nadal vs Jordan Thompson
The 13-time champion Rafael Nadal powered to a 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 win over Australian Jordan Thompson in the first round at the clay-court major, marking his 299th Grand Slam win. The Spaniard will now seek to join Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the 300-plus club in a second-round meeting with French wild card Corentin Moutet.
For only the second time in his career, Nadal is seeded outside the top four at Roland Garros, but the 35-year-old’s display against Thompson is a reminder that he remains one of the men to beat in Paris.
Nadal broke the Thompson serve seven times in the match as he found good rhythm on his familiar rasping forehand throughout. It was not a flawless performance from the Spaniard, whose level lapsed in the second set as Thompson battled to his only break of the match for 2-4. However, it was only a minor blip for the 21-time Grand Slam winner, who will be pleased with his first-round outing as he seeks a second major title of the year.
Women’s Singles:
Iga Swiatek vs Lesia Tsurenko
Swiatek required just 54 minutes to dispatch Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0 under the roof on Court Philippe Chatrier.
The 20-year-old Swiatek, who took over as world number one following Ashleigh Barty’s shock retirement, has won her last five tournaments and is bidding for a second French Open in three attempts.
Swiatek is unbeaten since February and has the longest winning streak on the WTA tour since Serena Williams won 34 matches in a row in 2013. The 2020 champion will play Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska or American Alison Riske for a spot in the last 32.
Naomi Osaka vs Amanda Anisimova
Former world number one Naomi Osaka lost in the first round of the French Open on Monday, 12 months after controversially quitting the tournament. Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, was knocked out 7-5, 6-4 by American 27th seed Amanda Anisimova — the same player who ended the Japanese star’s title defence at the Australian Open this year.
An error-plagued Osaka served up eight double faults and committed 29 unforced errors on her return to Roland Garros, after withdrawing in 2021 when she refused to honour mandatory media commitments before revealing she had been suffering from depression.
Barbora Krejcikova vs Diane Parry
Reigning French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova crashed out in the first round at Roland Garros on Monday, losing 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 to French teenager Diane Parry. Czech second seed Krejcikova was playing her first match since February having been sidelined with an elbow injury.
Krejcikova had 45 unforced errors in her match against match against 97th-ranked Parry under the closed roof of Court Philippe Chatrier.
Emma Raducanu vs Linda Noskova
Emma Raducanu overcame a scare against Czech qualifier Linda Noskova as she prevailed 6-7 7-5 6-1 to win her first ever French Open main draw match. Raducanu trailed by a set and a break at one stage in a gruelling match that lasted over two and a half hours, but the Briton eventually prevailed to seal her place in the second round.
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French Open Live streaming: This is the first year that the Sony Sports Network will be showing the prestigious Grand Slam.
The broadcaster is going all out with LIVE coverage of the event in four languages.
For the first time in India, audiences will get to watch the Roland Garros in a language of their choice.
SonyLIV will LIVE Stream the tournament LIVE.
Sony Sports Network will also do a STUDIO show around the LIVE Coverage. The tournament will see the return of Extraaa Serve, which is the broadcaster’s flagship show for Grand Slam tournaments.
Watch the LIVE coverage of Roland-Garros 2022 from May 22, 2022, on SONY SIX, SONY TEN 2 (English), SONY TEN 3 (Hindi) and SONY TEN 4 (Tamil & Telugu) channels, 1:30 PM IST onwards.
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