PARIS: World quantity seven Ons Jabeur made a near-flawless begin to her French Open marketing campaign as she brushed apart unseeded Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-Four 6-1 on Tuesday to achieve spherical two, whereas 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva grabbed her first Grand Slam fundamental draw win. Final yr’s runner-up and fourth seed Norwegian Casper Ruud additionally made his method into the subsequent spherical by thumping Swedish qualifier Elias Ymer 6-Four 6-Three 6-2 after American 16th seed Tommy Paul swatted apart Dominic Stephan Stricker 6-Three 6-2 6-4.
Jabeur has had a stop-start season through which she had minor knee surgical procedure earlier than successful the title in Charleston and skipping the Madrid Open with a calf downside however the Tunisian was in peak type in Paris as she eased via the primary set. Bronzetti got here into the conflict on Court docket Philippe Chatrier excessive on confidence after successful the primary singles title of her profession in Rabat however the 24-year-old’s hopes of ending a five-match dropping run on the majors pale as the competition wore on. Jabeur, the runner-up ultimately yr’s Wimbledon and U.S. Open after a shock first-round defeat at Roland Garros, blended guile and energy as she reeled off the breaks within the second set to go 5-Zero up earlier than dropping serve.
The 28-year-old rapidly shook off that minor dip to comfortably shut out the competition within the following recreation when Bronzetti despatched a shot large on the internet. Andreeva introduced herself to the world when she shocked 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez 6-Three 6-Four in Madrid final month and in addition defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia and Magda Linette earlier than falling to eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka. The Russian qualifier broke new floor on the majors with a 6-2 6-1 win over former world quantity 18 Alison Riske-Amritraj. “Final yr I used to be right here as a junior and I feel I couldn’t even think about that I may be right here taking part in the ladies’s event and being in a serious passing qualification,” Andreeva mentioned. “I’m fairly enthusiastic about it … I simply attempt to get pleasure from each second right here.” Up subsequent for Andreeva is wild card Diane Parry who shocked Rome runner-up Anhelina Kalinina 6-2 6-3.