Ons Jabeur Amongst Seeds That Lost On Day 1
[6] Ons Jabeur saw her French Open come to a screeching halt in the first round. After taking the first set, Jabeur failed to capitalize on break point opportunities in the second. She lost that in a tiebreaker and lost the match in three sets to Magda Linette 6-3, 6-7(4), 5-7. Sometimes the burden of expectations can weigh heavily on the shoulders, especially in a major. Jabeur proved she was not quite ready for the challenge.
Embed from Getty ImagesGarbine Muguruza Second Top Ten Player To Lose
The always dangerous Kaia Kanepi upset [10] Garbine Muguruza 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Muguruza continues to be a mystery. You never know which Muguruza is going to show up. We know she knows how to play on clay; however, she has a habit of winning big then fizzling. It’s like the big wins take too much out of her and she needs a lot of time to recover. This was a surprising loss from [25] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. The Spaniard lost in four sets to Tallon Griekspoor after taking the first relatively easily.
Coco Gauff Amongst American Day 1 Winners
- [18] Coco Gauff got it done in straight sets. After a grueling first set, she served up a bagel to defeat Rebecca Marino 7-5, 6-0.
- [23] John Isner won three tiebreak sets to defeat Quentin Halys 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(1), 7-6(6). Once again, Isner big serve came to his rescue.
- After dropping the first set, Sloane Stephens dug in her heels and came roaring back to defeat Jule Niemeier 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. Nice to see positive effort and attitude from the American.
Jenson Brooksby Amongst Americans Who Lost On Day 1
[31] Jenson Brooksby lost fairly easily, 2-1-2, to Pablo Cuevas. It was a tough draw for Marcos Giron. He came out on the losing end against the in-form [18] Grigor Dimitrov. The American lost 1-1-1. Ann Li lost 3-2 to Alison Van Uytvanck. There was no love in Paris for Bernarda Pera, and she lost easily to [23] Jil Teichmann, 2-1.
Michael Mmoh’s struggles continues. Ranked 179 currently, he lost in straight sets to qualifier Bernabe Zapata Miralles, who is ranked 133. Denis Kudla had chances to possibly win this match; however, he failed to capitalize on his opportunities and lost in three tiebreak sets. No loss is ever easy but losing to a qualifier can really sting.
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