Jabeur exits French Open after shock defeat by Linette
Tunisian Ons Jabeur became the first major casualty on the opening day of the French Open when the in-form sixth seed crashed out with a 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 loss to Poland's Magda Linette.
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French Open: Order of Play
Order of Play for Day One of the French Open with Alexander Zverev, Ons Jabeur, Maria Sakkari and Carlos Alcaraz all taking to the court.
French Open Day 1: order of play, schedule, how to watch - Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz and Maria Sakkari in action
Day one at the 2022 French Open will see Alexander Zverev, Maria Sakkari, Carlos Alcaraz, and Ons Jabeur all in action. Court Phillipe-Chatrier will see men’s world No.3 and the women’s world No.4 in action as Zverev takes on Austria’s Sebastian Ofner, but not before Sakkari begins her campaign with a battle against French player Clara Burel. Ad/> Both placed in sixth place in their respective world rankings, on-form Alcaraz will begin his bid for a first Grand Slam with a tie against Argentine Juan Ignacio Londero, whilst Jabeur matches-up with 56th-ranked Magda Linette.
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Swiatek stretches win streak to 18 at Billie Jean King Cup
Iga Swiatek marked her first match as world number one with an 18th straight victory as she steered Poland closer to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Friday. The 20-year-old swept past 123rd-ranked Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1, 6-0 in just 55 minutes on the back of five service breaks as the Poles opened a 2-0 lead over Romania in their qualifier in Radom. Swiatek went into the qualifier on a hot streak, putting together 17 successive wins on her way to titles in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami.
Swiatek plays first match as world number one with point to prove
Swiatek will play her first match as world number one when she leads Poland against Romania in the Billie Jean King Cup this weekend, desperate to improve her record on home ground. Swiatek, the first ever Pole to ascend to the top of the rankings, lost both singles matches she played the last time she appeared in front of her own crowd in a 2019 play-off against Ukraine. "The last couple of years have shown that it's not easy to play with your home crowd because it's the same kind of pressure you feel," said the 20-year-old on Thursday who was still outside the top 60 three years ago.
Canada's Fernandez bounced by Linette in Charleston Open
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Canada's Leylah Fernandez has been eliminated from the Charleston Open, falling to Poland's Magda Linette 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 32 Thursday.
WTA roundup: Local favorite Camila Osorio advances in Bogota
Top-seeded Camila Osorio overcame her serving struggles on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia.