S. Williams and Federer both progress into Second Round
Roger Federer started his French Open campaign with a
straight sets victory over Lacko in comfortable fashion. The French crowd were
treated to some delightful tennis from Federer, who came out on top with a 6-2,
6-4, 6-2 win over his first round opponent. It was just the way the popular
Swiss player would have wanted the first round to go as he seeks a second
French Open title. There were wins for Berdych, Raonic, Isner and Tsonga who
all progressed seamlessly into the second round without dropping a set.
However, 15th seed Youzhny avoided a first round shock after coming
back from two sets down to defeat Carrano Busta in the fifth set.
Serena Williams eased into the second round with a very dominant
straight sets victory over Lim. The defending champion only dropped three games
after starting her campaign very strongly and in devastating style. Third seed
Radwanska progressed into the second round with a dominant victory over Zhang
whilst Angelique Kerber cruised past Piter. There was a casualty amongst the
seeds as 25th seed Kanepi crashed out after being beaten 6-1 in the
third set to Niculescu.
My Opinion:
No real surprises on the opening day of the 2014 French
Open at Roland Garros. Roger Federer eased through whilst the top seeds in the
men’s draw all progressed into the second round. However, Youzhny looked to be
heading out after losing the first two sets but a great comeback saw the
Russian through in the fifth set.
Serena Williams was in good form as she crushed her way
past Lim in pretty easy fashion whilst Radwanska cruised her way past Zhang.
Kerber and Suarez Navarro both progressed as expected but Kanepi was the first
seed of the tournament to be knocked out. After winning the first set, all
looked well for Kanepi but Niculescu hit back and claimed the second and third
set to cause the first upset.
Men's Singles First Round Selected Results
Federer (4) beat Lacko 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Tsonga (13) beat Roger-Vasselin 7-6, 7-5, 6-2
Raonic (8) beat Kyrgios 6-3, 7-6, 6-3
Isner (10) beat Herbert 7-6, 7-6, 7-5
Berdych (6) beat Polansky 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Youzhny (15) beat Carrano Busta 3-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0
Dolgopolov (20) beat Ramos 7-6, 6-4, 6-1
Women's Singles First Round
S. Williams (1) beat Lim 6-2, 6-1
Kerber (8) beat Piter 6-3, 6-1
Niculescu beat Kanepi (25) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Suarez Navarro (14) beat Beygelzimer 7-5, 7-5
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