French Open 2014: Radwanska knocked out of French Open By Piers Newbery BBC Sport at Roland Garros FRENCH OPEN 2014 Venue: Roland Garros Dates: 25 May - 8 June Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on the best matches every day on BBC Radio 5 live or sports extra, plus online, mobiles and the BBC Sport app. Third seed Agnieszka Radwanska became the latest casualty of an unpredictable French Open as she lost to unseeded Croat Ajla Tomljanovic. The 25-year-old Pole was beaten 6-4 6-4 as Thursdays opening match on Court Philippe Chatrier produced another surprise. Top seeds Serena Williams and Li Na suffered shock losses this week. Romanias Simona Halep, seeded fourth, is now the highest-ranked player left in the womens draw. Match analysis Annabel Croft BBC Radio 5 live The tournament is wide open now. I was at Ajlas press conference. She said there was a feeling anybody can beat anybody and said that she respects the big name players but doesnt fear them. As for Radwanska, she never really looked comfortable. Her game doesnt match up to the surface. With Serena and Li Na out, this would have been a golden opportunity for her first Grand Slam, but it all got too much for her. Seventh seed Maria Sharapova, the 2012 champion, plays Argentinas Paula Ormaechea later on Friday. Former winners Ana Ivanovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova, and 2010 finalist Sam Stosur, are among the other remaining players with a significant history at Roland Garros. Stosur showed that she is a serious candidate for the title with a 6-4 6-4 win over Australian Open finalist and ninth seed Dominika Cibulkova. Radwanska had never been beyond the quarter-finals in Paris but she was still expected to be too strong for Tomljanovic. The 21-year-old, ranked 72nd in the world, had only ever beaten one top-30 player before Thursday and had never been past the second round of a Grand Slam. But Tomljanovic started much the better, racing to a 5-1 lead, and Radwanska was never able to peg her back. Tomljanovic took three of her four break-point opportunities The Pole was broken at the start of the second set and saw a break point slip by in game eight when Tomljanovic nervelessly angled away a volley, and the Croat served out the biggest win of her life two games later. After seeing the two first seeds go out, you kind of feel like I can do this too, said Tomljanovic. I grew up with these girls that are beating them. I went on the stadium for the first time, and Radwanska kind of feels like home there, because shes been there a lot more than I did. I went out there, and I really, inside really thought I could win. I think that showed and it is why I won. The 2012 Wimbledon finalist rued not making the most of her opportunities. She definitely played good tennis today, said Radwanska. I had my chances, I didnt take them. I think that cost me the match. It doesnt mean if the first and second seeds lost, it doesnt mean the third one is going to win. Its stupid to say that. It doesnt matter who is in the draw, if you play good then youre going to win. I just didnt play good enough today to win the match. Also related to this story Halep proves too good for Watson 29 May 2014 TENNIS Serena knocked out of French Open 28 May 2014 TENNIS Former champion Li out of French Open 27 May 2014 TENNIS French Open order of play 30 May 2013 TENNIS Get Inspired: TENNIS 19 Jul 2013 GET INSPIRED Share this story Share Facebook Twitter print ADS BY GOOGLE 8 Myths of Golf Swing? 12 Time PGA Winners Shocking Claim Learn His Swing Secrets Here Free! squaretosquaremethod How To Remove Dark Spots A Weird Trick To Remove Dark Spots Without A Doctor consumersguides Try Consumer Cellular Get Low Rates. No Contracts - Risk Free. 100% Satisfaction. Sign Up! consumercellular
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