FRENCH OPEN AT A GLANCE LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek tries to extend her winning streak to 30matches when she plays in the second round against 43rdranked Alison Riske. Swiatek has won the past five tournaments she’s entered and was the 2020champion in Paris. Riske’s best performance at a Grand Slam was getting to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2019. Other top women in action include No. 3seed Paola Badosa, who faces Kaja Juvan, and two-time major finalist Karolina Pliskova, who plays Leolia Jeanjean. Reigning U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev, who is seeded No. 2in the men’s draw, will open against Laslo Djere. No. 4Stefanos Tsitsipas, last year’s runner-up to Novak Djokovic, will take on Zdenek Kolar.
THURSDAY’S FORECAST
Cloudy. High of 73degrees. WEDNESDAY’S KEY RESULTS Women’s Second Round: Karolina Muchova beat No. 4Maria Sakkari 7-6(5), 7-6(4); Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat No. 12 Emma Raducanu 3-6, 6-1, 6-1; No. 14Belinda Bencic beat Bianca Andreescu 6-2, 6-4; No. 17Leylah Fernandez beat Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-2; No. 18Coco Gauff beat Alison Van Uytvanck 6-1, 7-6(4); Sloane Stephens beat No. 26Sorana Cirstea 3-6, 6-2, 6-0; No. 27Amanda Anisimova beat Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-1; Daria Saville beat No. 32Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-2.
Men’s Second Round: No. 1Novak Djokovic beat Alex Molcan 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (4); No. 3Alexander Zverev beat Sebastian Baez 2-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5; No. 5Rafael Nadal beat Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-1, 6-4; No. 6Carlos Alcaraz beat Albert RamosVinolas 6-1, 6-7(7), 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-4; Bernabe Zapata Miralles beat No. 13Taylor Fritz 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3; No. 23John Isner beat Gregoire Barrere 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5); No. 27Sebastian Korda beat Richard Gasquet 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-3.
STAT OF THE DAY 300:
Match wins at Grand Slam tournaments for Rafael Nadal, trailing only Roger Federer’s 369and Novak Djokovic’s 325on the men’s career list.