French Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Chloe Paquet to reach round two 

It was Chloe Paquet’s first match against a top ten opponent. She clinched the first set on Court Suzanne Lenglen as she took advantage of 13 unfocused errors by her Belarusian opponent. However, Iga Swiatek was down an early break in the second and third sets but bounced back to win both the sets despite having more unfocused errors (50) than winners (42).

Aryna Sabalenka had a remarkable season last year; the Belarusian has failed to leave an impression for much of the current season. However, her performance improved on clay court, reaching the finals at Stuttgart Open and the semifinals at Rome Open. The 24-year-old was almost on the brink of elimination in the first round of the French Open due to too many unfocused errors, but she turned it around in time to continue her Roland Garros journey.

Seventh seed Aryna Sabalenka will lock horns with World No. 57 Madison Brengle in the second round of the French Open on May 26.

Jessica Pegula advances at French Open with a straight-sets victory

American tennis player Jessica Pegula defeated Wang Qiang of China 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the French Open at Stade Roland Garros on May 24.

After cruising through the first set, Jessica Pegula led 5-1 when Wang Qiang broke her serve. The Chinese won another game after she staved off three match points to make it 5-3. 

In the final set, Wang Qiang kept battling until the 10th game, when Jessica Pegula finally broke through and took control of the match. Jessica Pegula saved six of nine brakes compared to 10 of 16 by her Chinese opponent.

Jessica Pegula will face Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine in the second round of Roland Garros on May 26.