Roland Garros 2020 - Day 3 Women’s Singles

Day Three of Roland Garros 2020, and the first round of women’s singles was completed.

Second seed Karolina Pliskova was taken the distance by Egyptian qualifier Mayar Sherif, but survived as did all the big names on show.

Seeds to fall were Alison Riske (19), Jennifer Brady (21) and Donna Vekić (26). Brady and Vekić lost to qualifiers ranked 188 and 142 respectively.

Riske was unlucky to draw Julia Goerges, currently ranked 41, but as recently as October 2018 a top ten player and still top twenty in July last year.

2019 champion (not defending):

Ashleigh Barty (8) who defeated Markéta Vondroušová 6-1 6-3

First round 

Results from seeded players:

Karolina Pliskova (2) defeated qualifier Mayar Sherif 6-7(9) 6-2 6-4

Sofia Kenin (4) defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-4 3-6 6-3

Aryna Sabalenka (8) defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-1

Petra Martić (13) defeated Misaki Doi 7-6(2) 7-5

Elena Rybakina (14) defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-0 6-3

Julia Goerges defeated Alison Riske (19) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-1

Qualifier Clara Tauson defeated Jennifer Brady (21) 6-4 3-6 9-7

Qualifier Irina Bara defeated Donna Vekić (26) 6-3 6-4

Sloane Stephens (29) defeated Vitalia Diatchenko 6-2 6-2

Ons Jabeur (30) defeated Zarina Diyas 4-6 6-3 6-1

Other results:

Laura Siegemund defeated Kristina Mladenovic 7-5 6-3

Veronika Kudermetova defeated wildcard Pauline Parmentier 6-2 6-3

Fiona Ferro defeated Heather Watson 7-6(4) 6-4

Ana Bogdan defeated Tímea Babos 6-4 6-2

Daria Kasatkina defeated wildcard Harmony Tan 6-2 6-1

Danielle Collins defeated qualifier Monica Niculescu 2-6 6-2 6-1

Paula Badosa defeated Kateryna Kozlova 6-2 4-6 6-3

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Madison Brengle 6-2 6-1

Alison Van Uytvanck defeated Rebecca Peterson 2-6 6-3 6-1

Nao Hibino defeated qualifier Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-0