French Open 2021: Petra Kvitova survives but Angelique Kerber is out on first day
Petra Kvitova reached the Roland Garros semi-finals in 2020 Petra Kvitova saved a match point to reach the French Open second round but Angelique Kerber became the first women’s seed to exit the tournament. Three-time Grand Slam champion Kerber, seeded 26th, was beaten 6-2 6-4 by Ukrainian qualifier Anhelina Kalinina. Czech Kvitova was in danger of going the same way but recovered to beat Belgium’s Greet Minnen 6-7 (7-3) 7-6 (7-5) 6-1. Meanwhile, Naomi Osaka also advanced but was warned about her media boycott. The Japanese second seed beat Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig 6-4...
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