Coco Gauff Advances to Third Round of French Open Amid Service Struggles; Chinese Duos Thrive in Doubles
Coco Gauff triumphs over Tereza Valentova at Roland-Garros, while Chinese pairs excel in women’s and mixed doubles events.
Coco Gauff, currently ranked World No. 2, secured her place in the third round of the French Open with a straight-sets victory over Czech Republic's Tereza Valentova, winning 6-2, 6-4 at Roland-Garros in Paris on May 29, 2025. Despite facing difficulties with her serve, particularly in the second set where her serve was broken four times, Gauff displayed resilience by breaking Valentova's serve eight times throughout the match.
This win follows her performances at the Madrid Open and Italian Open earlier in the season, where she reached the finals in both tournaments.
Gauff's next opponent will be fellow Czech player, Marie Bouzkova.
In women's doubles action, Chinese players Wang Xinyu and Zheng Saisai achieved an upset against the 11th-seeded duo of Irina Khromacheva from Russia and Hungary's Fanny Stollar.
The match concluded with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, enabling Wang and Zheng to advance to the second round of the tournament.
Additionally, in the mixed doubles category, the pairing of China's Zhang Shuai and El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo, who hold the second seed, started their campaign successfully.
They delivered a strong performance with a 6-2, 6-4 victory against French wildcard entrants Julie Belgraver and Luca Sanchez in the first round.
This win follows her performances at the Madrid Open and Italian Open earlier in the season, where she reached the finals in both tournaments.
Gauff's next opponent will be fellow Czech player, Marie Bouzkova.
In women's doubles action, Chinese players Wang Xinyu and Zheng Saisai achieved an upset against the 11th-seeded duo of Irina Khromacheva from Russia and Hungary's Fanny Stollar.
The match concluded with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, enabling Wang and Zheng to advance to the second round of the tournament.
Additionally, in the mixed doubles category, the pairing of China's Zhang Shuai and El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo, who hold the second seed, started their campaign successfully.
They delivered a strong performance with a 6-2, 6-4 victory against French wildcard entrants Julie Belgraver and Luca Sanchez in the first round.
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