Roland Garros. Svitolina reached the second round of the tournament

Elina Svitolina won her first match at the French Open.

Roland Garros – Grand Slam
Paris, France • September 21 – October 11 • clay • $ 19,694,806
Reigning Champion: Ashley Barty (Australia)
Tournament table: ranking • singles

First circle
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine, 3) – Varvara Gracheva (Russia) 7-6 (2), 6-4

The tennis players spent about 100 minutes on the court. In the first game, Svitolina did not take advantage of her 4-0 lead, and in the second set she won four games with a score of 2-4. The Ukrainian sold 7 of 12 break points and Gracheva 6 of 13.

Elina Svitolina passed the starting circle at Roland Garros for the eighth year in a row. Throughout her career, Svitolina has never lost in the first round of the Major de France.

The 89th racket in the world Varvara Gracheva made his debut at the Roland Garros base (today he played for the second time in the Major League Baseball main draw). Previously, the 20-year-old had only two fights against opponents in the top 20 ratings (Petra Martic).

In the second round, Renata Sarasua (WTA 178) became the rival of Elina Svitolina.

Photo: EPA.