Another surprise in the first round of Roland Garros after Petra Kvitova (10 WTA) lost to Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto (44 WTA) 6-3, 6-4.
Petra Kvitova, defeated by Elisabetta Cocciaretto at Roland Garros
The tenth favorite of the tournament, the Czech Petra Kvitova, played poorly, which led to her elimination in the first round of Roland Garros.
After two sets, which he authoritatively controlled, Coccharetto managed to qualify for the next round.
The match lasted an hour and 40 minutes.
Former world No. 5 Petra Kvitova won Wimbledon twice (2011 and 2014) and lost the Roland Garros semifinals (2012 and 2020).
In the second round, Elisabetta Cocciaretto will meet the winner of the matches Simona Waltert (128 WTA) and Elisabeth Mandlik (119 WTA), both of whom reached the main draw in the qualifiers.
The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.
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