Four-time champion Iga Swiatek powered into the French Open second round on Monday with a dominant straight-sets win over Australian teenager Emerson Jones. Order of Play | Win with SPAR | Watch Live on DStv Swiatek, playing at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since linking up with Rafael Nadal’s former coach Francisco Roig, showed flashes of her best tennis in a 6-1, 6-2 victory. The Pole is looking to regain the trophy she won at Roland Garros in three successive years from
2022-24 before losing to Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals 12 months ago. Swiatek will take on Czech Sara Bejlek for a place in the last 32 on Wednesday. The third seed is among the favourites for the title after finding some form by reaching the Italian Open semifinals earlier this month. Swiatek led 6-1, 3-0, before 17-year-old wildcard Jones battled for respectability, holding serve for the first time in the fifth game of the second set. An upset was never on the cards, though, and
Swiatek wrapped up victory after just an hour on Court Philippe Chatrier. The World No 1s and the defending champion to headline Tuesday’s action on Philippe-Chatrier 🤩Check out the full order of play on https://t.co/wvNRC5UQgb.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/xFvVyaJ0rr — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 25, 2026
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