Muguruza and Stephens reach third round in Paris
2019 French Open |
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Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Dates: 26 May-9 June |
Coverage: Live text and radio commentary on selected matches on the BBC Sport website and app |
Sloane Stephens and Garbine Muguruza both progressed to French Open third round with victories on Wednesday.
American Stephens, last year’s runner-up, beat Spanish world number 75 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-1 7-6 (7-3).
Muguruza, who won the title in 2016, won 6-4 6-1 against 172-ranked Johanna Larsson of Sweden.
The Spaniard will play ninth seed Elina Svitolina in the third round after the Ukrainian received a walkover when compatriot Kateryna Kozlova pulled out.
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