Roland Garros 2014: Smooth sailing for top seeded players: PARIS, France - After a shocking first few days, with Serena Williams and Li Na both among the casualties of the first round, the favorites held their nerves at Roland Garros on Thursday, with Simona Halep,Petra Kvitova , Jelena Jankovic, Sara Errani and Anna Ivanovic all moving into the third round. The No.6-seeded Jankovic was the first of the group to advance, winning nine games in a row from 4-5 in the first set to make it past Japanese No.1 Kurumi Nara in straight sets, 7-5, 6-0. Kvitova and Errani followed in the afternoon, the No.5-seeded Kvitova rallying from 3-1 down in the second set to close Marina Erakovic out in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, and the No.10-seeded Errani coming back from a break down in both sets for a 6-2, 6-4 win over talented German Dinah Pfizenmaier. The last wave of matches saw Halep and Ivanovic take the court, with the No.4-seeded Halep beating British qualifier Heather Watson, 6-2, 6-4, and the No.11-seeded Ivanovic winning five games in a row from 5-all in the first set to take control against Elina Svitolina, eventually winning, 7-5, 6-2. There were a few minor upsets, with Julia Glushko picking off No.21 seed Kirsten Flipkens, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, and Dutch qualifier Kiki Bertens scoring a 5-7, 6-4, 3-0 retirement win over No.24 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova when the Russian had to stop playing in the third set due to a low back injury Other winners included No.15 seed Sloane Stephens, No.22 seed Makarova, No.23 seed Lucie Safarova, No.26 seed Sorana Cirstea, No.27 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and No.28 seed Andrea Petkovic TArticles: TennisNews Categories: #Roland #Garros #Ivanovic #Kvitova
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 21:50:10 +0000
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