In contrast, Olympic champion Belinda Bencic made it through to the second round without any major difficulties. The Swiss beat Kristina Mladenovic from France 6:4, 6:3.
Victoria Azarenka from Belrarus also bought the ticket for the second round. The two-time tournament winner gave Panna Udvardy from Hungary no chance in the 6:3 and 6:1 success.
Elina Svitolina only had to fight in the second round of her match against Fiona Ferro from Spain. The Ukrainian won 6:1, 7:6 (7:4).
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The Italian Camilla Giorgi made a perfect start. She beat Anastasia Potapova of Russia 6-4, 6-0.
Eurosport expert Mats Wilander sees deficits in Gauff, especially in the tactical area. “I think it’s time for Coco Gauff to play tennis – which means she’s very fast, physically very strong, young and mentally extremely mature. But she plays shots that make you wonder what the point is ” said the Swede.
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