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The young Egyptian, Mayar Sharif, embarrassed her Czech rival Karolina Pliskova, during Tuesday’s showdown in the first round of the French Championship at Roland Garros.
The Egyptian, number 172 in the world, showed great resistance against the Czech, fourth in the world and second in the tournament, in her first appearance at the main table of one of the four Grand Slam tournaments.
Mayar, 24, managed to win the first group with a score of 7-6, but Pliskova, thanks to the experience and experience of the workers, was able to return in the second set, adjusting the score 6-7, 6-2 , before deciding the third set, the decisive one, 6-4. .
Mayar Sharif is the first Egyptian player (male or female) to achieve the leading role in the prestigious Roland Garros tennis tournament, one of the Grand Slam championships.
Pliskova will play in the next round with Latvian Yelena Ostapenko, who qualified at the expense of American Madison Pringle, beating her 6-2, 6-1.
Source: Agencies
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