Tennis
Big names stumble on day two at Roland Garros─── MORGAN PIEK 07:35 Tue, 24 May 2022
Monday was a day of upsets at the Roland Garros with several top players crashing out of the French Open in the first round, especially in the women's singles.
Monday saw the four-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka of Japan and the defending champion, Barbora Krejcikova, being knocked out of the clay-court slam.
Osaka was beaten 7-5 and 6-4 by Amanda Anisimova - the same player who ended her title defence at the Australian Open in January this year.
Krejcikova went down 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 to 19-year-old French player Diane Parry.
Meanwhile, in the men's singles, the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal, started his campaign for a 14th title with 6-2, 6-2 and 6-2 win over Australia's Jordan Thompson.
Morgan Piek OFM Sport
