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Patna : World No 33 in WTA rankings Mihaela Buzarnescu, Romania, shocked World No 4 Elina Svitolina, 23, Ukraine, in the third round of French Open 2018 in a major upset on Court 1 on June 1, 2018. Buzarnescu beat Svitolina, who had recently won Italian Open for the second consecutive year, 6-3, 7-5.
Buzarnescu, the 31st seed, won 5 break points compared to 2 by Svitolina. She also fired 4 aces compared to 2 by Svitolina, the fourth seed. Buzarnescu, however, committed 3 double faults compared to 1 by Svitolina.
World No 13 Madison Keys, USA, defeated World No 20 Naomi Osaka, Japan, 6-1, 7-6, on Suzanne Lenglen court to enter the fourth round of French Open. Keys fired 3 aces in the match and committed only 1 double fault compared to 3 double faults by Osaka.
World No 14 Daria Kasatkina, 20, Russia, also entered the 4th round defeating World No 38 Maria Sakkari, Greece, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, on Court 18. Kasatkinacommitted 5 double faults in the match compared to 3 by Sakkari. Both the players fired one ace each. Kasatkina won 9 break points compared to 7 by Sakkari.