Osaka, Halep, Anisimova, Serena, Barty enter 3rd round of French Open

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Patna : World No 51 Amanda Anisimova, 17, USA, upset World No 11 Aryna Sabalenka, 21, Belarus, in the women’s singles 2nd round of French Open on May 30, 2019. Anisimova beat Sabalenka 6-4, 6-2 at Roland Garros, Paris, France, to enter the 3rd round of the clay court event. Anisimova won 7 break points to 4 by Sabalenka. Anisimova won 4 games in a row in the match to 3 by Sabalenka.

World No 10 and winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles Serena Williams, 37, USA, beat World No 238 Kurumi Nara, 27, Japan, 6-3, 6-2 to enter the third round. Serena broke Nara’s service 3 times in the match. besides winning 5 games in a row. Serena also fired 10 Aces in the match 2 by Nara.

World No 1 Naomi Osaka, Japan, beat World No 43 Victoria Azarenka, 29, Belarus, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 coming from behind in the 2nd round. Osaka won 5 break points to 4 by Azarenka, the winner of 2 Grand Slam singles titles. Osaka fired 6 Aces in the match to 3 by Azarenka. Bothe the players won 4 games each in a row in the match.

World No 8 Ashleigh Barty, 23, Australia, beat World No 36 Danielle Rose Collins, 25, USA, 7-5, 6-1 to enter the third round. Barty won 5 break points to 2 by Collins.

World No 3 and defending champion Simona Halep. 27, Romania, beat World No 87 Magda Linette, Poland, in a tough three-set contest 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to enter the 3rd round.Halep won 8 break points to 6 by Linette. Halep fired 4 Aces in the match to 2 by Linette. Halep won 3 games in a row to 4 by Linette.