The world number one, Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, safely advanced to the second round of Roland Garros today by defeating Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in straight sets during her debut at the season’s second Grand Slam tournament.
Facing off against the world number 50 on the Paris clay courts, Sabalenka, who finished as the runner-up in last year’s edition, asserted her dominance to close out the match in one hour and fifteen minutes with a final score of 6-4, 6-2.
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Boasting four Major titles in her career—having captured the Australian Open in 2023 and 2024, alongside back-to-back US Open crowns in 2024 and 2025—the powerful Belarusian is still chasing her maiden title on the clay of Roland Garros.
Following this convincing opening-round victory, Sabalenka will move on to face either the Czech Republic’s Linda Fruhvirtova, currently ranked 149th, or French home-favorite Elsa Jacquemot, ranked 67th, in the second round of the tournament.
