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Fourth seed Sofia Kenin beats Jelena Ostapenko in Roland Garros opener

The United States' Kenin, who lost to Iga Swiatek in last year's final at Roland Garros, held her nerve to secure a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory.

Published: 01st June 2021 02:28 PM  |   Last Updated: 01st June 2021 02:28 PM   |  A+A A-

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko prepares to serve to Switzerland's Belinda Bencic during their second round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne.

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko. (Photo | AP)

By AFP

PARIS: Fourth seed Sofia Kenin withstood a comeback from former champion Jelena Ostapenko to win in three sets and reach the French Open second round on Monday.

The United States' Kenin, who lost to Iga Swiatek in last year's final at Roland Garros, held her nerve to secure a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory.

Latvia's Ostapenko has struggled for consistency since her shock title win as a teenager in 2017 and is now 44th in the WTA rankings.

Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion, will face qualifier and fellow American Hailey Baptiste for a place in the last 32.

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