The reward was a 7-6(4), 6-3, 7-6(1) victory to advance into the third round at the French Open. The fifth-seeded Greek player excelled at the net and saved 11 break points to defeat solid baseliner Pedro Martinez of Spain 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. The former U.S. Open finalist rallied past 23rd-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. 1 Novak Djokovic kicked off his bid for a 19th Grand Slam title with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over Tennys Sandgren inside an empty stadium. There was disappointment for Ankita Raina too as she and her American partner Lauren Davis fell to the 10th-seeded Czech-German combination of Lucie Hradecka and Laura Siegemund 4-6, 4-6.

Source: The Hindu June 02, 2021 19:03 UTC