Jessica Pegula, Taylor Fritz Headline the Biggest Upsets From the French Open First Round
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The American title holder dominated Taylor Townsend while the world number 5 was eliminated in the first round by Kimberly Birrell. Coco Gauff perfectly started defending his title at Roland-Garros by imposing 6-4, 6-0 against his compatriot Taylor Townsend. After a hard first set marked by five [...] L'article Coco Gauff launches his quest for the double, Jessica Pegula falls from entry appeared first on Le Singulier.
The American Jessica Pegula, lead of series number 5, fell in the first lap of Roland-Garros against Australian Kimberly Birrell (1-6, 6-3, 6-3), Tuesday, May 26th. After a first mastery set won, the Buffalo native was surprised in the next two rounds.
The first round matches continue at the French Open. On Tuesday, Arina Sabalenka, currently the best player in the world, stepped onto the center court and confidently won. Last year's other finalist, Coco Gauff, also advanced. However, fifth seed Jessica Pegula was eliminated in Tuesday's final match.
The American Jessica Pegula, keyhead number 5, was eliminated just at Roland Garros' debut on Tuesday (26) by losing to Australian Kimberly Birrell by 2 sets to 1, with partials of 1/6, 6/3 and 6/3. The defeat represents yet another frustrating chapter of Pegula's trajectory in the French Grand Slam. The tennis player never passed the final Wednesdays in Paris and now accumulates her third elimination in the first round in the tournament.
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