- Swiatek wins in straight sets; Halep and Karolina Pliskova lose
- Dan Evans loses in four sets to Sweden’s Mikael Ymer
Over the course of the past few months, as Iga Swiatek’s titles and wins have ominously piled up, it has become increasingly clear that the French Open women’s draw could be summed up as Swiatek versus the rest of the field. So far, however, many of the other top players with the pedigree to challenge Swiatek have barely shown up.
Thursday’s action saw more upsets to familiar names as the former No 1 Karolina Pliskova, the eighth seed, was defeated 6-2, 6-2 by the French wildcard Leolia Jeanjean, while the 2018 champion Simona Halep, seeded 19th, fell 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 to the 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen. With the ninth seed Danielle Collins losing 6-4, 6-3 to Shelby Rogers, seven of the top 10 women’s seeds are out of the draw before the third round.