Muguruza overcomes Kuznetsova to reach second round in Paris
| French Open 2018 |
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| Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Dates: 27 May-10 June |
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Third seed Garbine Muguruza won a tricky encounter with Svetlana Kuznetsova in a French Open first-round match between two former champions.
After a 90-minute rain interruption at 5-5 in the first set, Wimbledon winner Muguruza triumphed 7-6 (7-0) 6-2.
Kuznetsova of Russia, who won the title in 2009, pushed the Spaniard hard but was undone by the 2016 champion’s attacks at the net.
Day three features other ex-champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova.
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