The second set started with two very long games, in which they held their serve. The Canadian says he didn’t play good enough in what was his main draw debut at the event. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. The delay was not easy, but it’s the same for everyone. Svitolina saved eight of the ten break point chances she faced and made 23 … Alex de Minaur, who was the 25th seed in the men’s draw, fell in straight sets to Italian qualifier and former semi-finalist Marco Cecchinato. These cookies do not store any personal information. “It really gave me confidence to come back into the match. It is the mental part of his game that de Minaur says he is struggling with the most. Rybakina produced commanding holds in games seven and nine to remain in touch before Svitolina closed the set with a perfect drop shot at 5-4 after 39 minutes. 9 seed; Halep shakes slow start, Wawrinka rolls by Murray; Goffin first seed to fall, Azarenka walks off during rain delay, wins easy, Coco Gauff stays cool in 2020 French Open first-round upset of Johanna Konta. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. He lost to Marc Andrea Huesler in the first round in Kitzbuhel and to Ugo Humbert in Rome. 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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The 19th seed struggled to find a range throughout his 7-5, 6-3, 6-3, loss to Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in what was his first ever main draw appearance at Roland Garros at the age of 20. "Each match, I'm playing better and better," said Svitolina. Auger-Aliassime is the youngest player currently ranked inside the top 50 on the ATP Tour. Fognini earned an early break in the fourth game to take a 3-1 lead. The loss continues his lacklustre record at Roland Garros where he has only won one match in four appearances. 2020 French Open experts' picks: Can anyone stop Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep? But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. So you can do all the right things and be training well, be feeling physically fit, feeling mentally well, but if you go into a match and you’re not getting those results, then it almost feels like nothing of that counts.”. 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Rising star Felix Auger-Aliassime said he failed to ‘step up’ after crashing out in the first round of the French Open. “He played good. Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Cristian Garin to set up final against Andrey Rublev in Hamburg, Andrey Rublev reaches his second consecutive final in Hamburg. Svitolina earned the first break of the match in the fifth game to take a 3-2 lead, when Rybakina netted a backhand. Kukushkin converted his third break point chance in the 11th game to win the opening set 7-5. Fognini saved two break points in the third game and held his serve after four deuces. World number 5 seed and this year’s Monterrey champion Elina Svitolina overcame Elena Rybakina 6-4 1-6 6-2 in 1 hour and 52 minutes after a rain delay to win the 15th title of her career at the Internationaux de Strasbourg. It’s obvious to everyone and myself that I haven’t been able to adapt and do what it takes to play better and win matches.”. Elina Svitolina assiste au match opposant son copain Gaël Monfils à Matteo Berrettini à l'US Open, le 4 septembre 2019 à Flushing MeadowsCLIVE BRUNSKILL Dans le tableau féminin, Elina Svitolina ! “The issue wasn’t technically. In New York de Minaur achieved a new milestone in his career after reaching the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career before getting knocked out by Dominic Thiem. Fognini, who reached the quarter final at Roland Garros in 2011, underwent ankle surgery last spring and has lost three of his four matches since the resumption of the ATP Tour. Opposée à Elina Svitolina, la 19ème joueuse au classement WTA avait à cœur de revenir fort sur la terre battue parisienne. Elina held at love in the fifth game and grabbed a break at 15 that pushed her 4-2 in front, producing another hold at love to race into a 5-2 lead.