Ryan Peniston reaches second round of French Open qualifying

Ryan Peniston claimed a first victory at Roland Garros to reach the second round of qualifying.

The British number seven had been on a miserable run, losing his last eight matches, so a 6-4 6-2 victory over Turkey's Altug Celikbilek was much needed.

It was a different story, though, for Sonay Kartal, who looked to be on her way to an impressive victory against 19th seed Viktoria Hruncakova when she led 6-2 5-1.

But Kartal, looking for her first grand-slam victory, could not make it across the line and lost six games in a row before eventually falling to a 2-6 7-5 6-4 defeat.

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