Men’s and Women’s Singles Updates from the French Open
By Harry Floyd
Men’s and women’s singles action is underway at the 2019 French Open. Let’s take a closer look at who’s winning and who’s going home.
There are plenty of top players advancing at the 2019 French Open right now. There are also several big names who are going home early. Let’s dive deeper into the action, starting with some of the best. Defending champion Simona Halep wins her opener, taking three sets to do so. Despite the back and forth match, Halep should steady moving forward.
Top seed Naomi Osaka reaches the round of 64 where she finds herself up against an interesting opponent in Victoria Azarenka. It’s youthful talent against veteran experience in this one. All eyes will be on their match this week.
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Azarenka is coming off of a win over 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. She should provide a tough challenge for Osaka who is surging throughout the past year.
Also in women’s singles the red hot Kiki Bertens burns out, retiring during her round of 64 match against Viktória Kužmová. France’s Kristina Mladenovic is going home early, dropping her second match at Roland Garros to Petra Martić of Croatia.
Some more winners in women’s singles include Karolina Pliskova, Johanna Konta, and Serena Williams among others. Young Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard made a return to the courts this week but falls in straight sets during her Roland Garros opener.
On the men’s singles side, we see Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic all winning early on. Grigor Dimitrov manages a tough round of 64 win over tennis star Marin Cilic. Alexander Zverev, David Goffin, Kyle Edmund, and Gael Monfils among others all remain alive.
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There are dozens of top players in both men’s and women’s singles still in action at the 2019 French Open. Can Rafael Nadal or Simona Halep defend their titles at Roland Garros? We have broken down three storylines about the French Open this year that include some more insight into how these two should fare. Check back for more updates from Roland Garros throughout the coming days and to see who moves on.