Stinging failure for Emma Răducanu at Roland-Garros. Other results

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British tennis player Emma Răducanu (37 WTA) was defeated by the Argentinian Solana Sierra (64 WTA), 6-0, 7-6 (7/4), on Sunday, Paris, in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros.

Răducanu suffered her second setback in a week, after France’s Diane Parry defeated her in the first round in Strasbourg, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4).

For the player of Romanian origin, it was her third participation in the French Open, but for the first time she lost on her debut.

A former winner and two former finalists also left the Paris tournament prematurely.

Czech Barbora Krejcikova, the 2021 champion, was beaten by American Hailey Baptiste, 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (8/6), 6-2. American Sloane Stephens, defeated by Simona Halep in the 2019 final, she was eliminated without the right to appeal by Czech Sara Bejlek, 6-3, 6-2. Another American, 2020 finalist Sofia Kenin, was defeated by compatriot Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-3.

The results recorded on Sunday in the first round at Roland Garros:

Tamara Korpatsch (Germany) – Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spain) 6-4, 6-2

Xinyu Wang (China/N.32) – Lilli Tagger (Austria) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4

Daria Snigur (Ukraine) – Clara Tauson (Denmark/N.21) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2

Peyton Stearns (USA) – Sofia Kenin (USA) 6-3, 6-3

Caty McNally (USA) – Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia) 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3

Belinda Bencic (Switzerland/N.11) – Sinja Kraus (Austria) 6-2, 6-3

Marta Kostiuk (Ukraine/N.15) – Oksana Selehmeteva (Russia) 6-2, 6-3

Katie Volynets (USA) – Clara Burel (France) 6-3, 6-1

Magda Linette (Poland) – Tereza Valentova (Czech Republic) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (11/9)

Sara Bejlek (Czech Republic) – Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-3, 6-2

Mirra Andreeva (Russia/N.8) – Fiona Ferro (France) 6-3, 6-3

Marina Bassols (Spain) – Emiliana Arango (Colombia) 6-3, 6-4

Francesca Jones (Great Britain) – Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2

Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic/N.27) – Lucia Bronzetti (Italy) 6-3, 6-1

Magdalena Frech (Poland) – Gabriela Ruse (Romania) 7-6 (7/5), 2-1 (Russian withdrawal)

Solana Sierra (Argentina) – Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) 6-0, 7-6 (7/4)

Sorana Cîrstea (Romania/N.18) – Ksenia Efremova (France) 6-3, 6-1

Hailey Baptiste (USA/N.26) – Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (8/6), 6-2

Xiyu Wang (China) – Danka Kovinic (Montenegro) 6-3, 6-1

Iulia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) – Ana Blinkova (Russia) 6-3, 6-1