China's Wang Xinyu wins first French Open main draw

PARIS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Xinyu secured her first French Open main draw win as the world No. 80 beat 31st seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 7-6(5) to advance into the second round of the women's singles on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old, who has already reached the same stage twice at the Australian Open, had lost four straight first-round matches on clay this season.

"I'm happy with my win today. Honestly, I've been progressing on clay this season and trying to find my way on this surface. It was a big inspiration for me to win the match," Wang said in his post. match press conference.

Bouzkova was clinical in the second set, racing to a 4-1 lead thanks to two breaks in the first and fifth games. But Wang kept her composure to fight back and grabbed a key break as her Czech opponent served for the set at 5-4.

"I didn't think too much in the second set when I was 4-1 down because I was clear on how to play and knew her weakness on the court," Wang said.

The match went into a tiebreak after each hold of serve, with the Chinese player taking an early 4-0 lead in the tiebreak before Bouzkova won four points in a row to level.

But an unforced forehand error from the world number 33 gifted the chance to Wang, who earned two match points after a forehand winner, and then she converted on the second to seal victory.

Next up for Wang is Swedish world number 87 Rebecca Peterson, who swept France's Fiona Ferro 6-2, 6-0 to advance.

"She was a tough opponent to play on clay, good spin with her forehand. And I knew she went to the final in Mexico this season, I will try to prepare for the match," Wang commented about her next round.


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