China's Wang reaches round of 32 at French Open
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Wang Xinyu of China hits a return during the women's singles second round match against Rebecca Peterson of Sweden at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, June 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
China's Wang Xinyu overcame Rebecca Peterson of Sweden in straight sets 7-6(5), 6-2 on Thursday, reaching the third round in Roland Garros for the first time in her career.
The 21-year-old Wang, the world No. 80, had to dig deep in the first set, during which she squandered four set points at 5-3, another one at 5-4 and saved three from her opponent at 6-5 behind, before winning the tiebreak at 7-5.
Peterson, whose best showing at the French Open was a second-round finish, committed nine double faults in the match, including two crucial ones in the 12th game of the first set when she led by 6-5, with the latter one sent the game to Wang.
Next for Wang will be either world No.1 Iga Swiatek of Poland or American player Claire Liu.
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