Shuai Zhang is the early favorite to leave Roland Garros, the Chinese athlete losing to Magdalena Frech after only 48 minutes of play.
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Shuai Zhang, defeated in 48 minutes by Magdalena Frech
The Pole took advantage of her opponent’s 30 unforced errors (allowed only 8), hit twice as many winning shots (16 against the Chinese’s 8) and won 6-1, 6-1.
After passing the 29th favorite, Frech will face the winner of the match between Sara Beilek (180 WTA) and Kamilla Rakhimova (85 WTA).
Magdalena has already tied her career best at a Paris Grand Slam (she also reached the second round in 2018).
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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.
Source: Hot News
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