Belinda Bencic (12 WTA) left the tournament at Roland Garros, unexpectedly losing to Russian Elina Avanesyan (134 WTA), score 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Belinda Bencic, defeated by Elina Avanesyan at Roland Garros
Seeded at number 12, Bencic cannot boast of development at Roland Garros, he managed to reach the second round only in 2019 and 2022.
Having entered the main draw as a lucky loser, Elina Avanesyan won the first set against the Swiss.
The former Olympic champion from Tokyo made a great comeback in the second set and seemed to make up for the mistakes of the first set.
But the Russian remained more focused in the decider and, despite trailing 4-2, she staged a remarkable comeback to win four games in a row.
The game lasted two hours and 21 minutes.
In the second round, Elina Avanesyan will meet the Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean (124 WTA).
Happy Loser = Big Winner
Elina Avanesyan won her first Slam main draw victory, ousting 12th seed Bencic 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/XFDY6DWF0B
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 29, 2023
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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