Roland-Garros: Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins books spot in second round
Danielle Collins advanced to the second round of the French Open on Tuesday where she will meet either American Shelby Rogers or Czech Tereza Martincova
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American Danielle Collins, the No 9 seed, scored a straight-sets win over Bulgarian lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova to move into the second round of Roland-Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Collins, needed one hour and 12 minutes to score the 6-0, 6-4 win and move into the second round of the French Open for the fourth year in a row.
The 2020 Roland-Garros quarter-finalist, Danielle Collins will play the winner of the match between American Shelby Rogers and Czech Tereza Martincova for a spot in the third round.
Paris (Grand Slam): Wednesday first-round women’s results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 43.600.000)
- Jelena Ostapenko (13) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-1, 6-4
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