Roland-Garros: Rybakina beats Czech teen Noskova to reach third round, plays Sorribes Tormo next
The Kazakh is through to the third round at Roland-Garros for the third year in a row
Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 4 seed, defeated Czech teenager Linda Noskova in straight sets to advance to the third round of Roland-Garros in Paris on Thursday.
Rybakina, ranked No 4 in the world, defeated the 18-year-old 6-3, 6-3 and will face Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo next.
This was Rybakina’s 30th win on the tour this year. It is also the third year in a row that the Kazakh, who won Wimbledon last year, has reached the third round in Paris with her best showing coming in 2021 when she reached the quarter-finals.
30th win of the year for @lenarybakina ✅
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 1, 2023
The No.4 seed books her place in the third round, defeating Noskova 6-3 6-3.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/EPzjzJKsAl
The Kazakh won against Czech qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova (6-4, 6-2) in the first round.
In the previous round of the French Open, Noskova, ranked No 50, benefited from the retirement of Montenegrin Danka Kovinic (6-3, 2-1).
Roland-Garros (Grand Slam), other second-round results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 49,600,000)
- Elina Avanesyan (LL) beat Leolia Jeanjean (WC): 6-0, 7-5
- Kamilla Rakhimova beat Magdalena Frech: 6-3, 6-4
- Clara Tauson (Q) beat Leylah Fernandez: 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
- Irina-Camelia Begu (27) beat Sara Errani: 6-3, 6-0
- Sloane Stephens beat Varvara Gracheva: 6-2, 6-1
- Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Iryna Shymanovich (Q): 7-5, 6-2
- Karolina Muchova beat Nadia Podoroska: 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
- Yulia Putintseva beat Qinwen Zheng (19): 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
- Daria Kasatkina (9) beat Marketa Vondrousova: 6-3, 6-4
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Liudmila Samsonova (15): 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
- Anna Blinkova beat Caroline Garcia (5): 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
- Anastasia Potapova (24) beat Mayar Sherif: 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Jessica Pegula (3) beat Camila Giorgi: 6-2 ret.
- Peyton Stearns beat Jelena Ostapenko (17): 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
- Elina Svitolina beat Storm Hunter (Q): 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
- Elise Mertens (28) beat Camila Osorio (LL): 6-3, 7-6 (3)
- Lauren Davis vs. Lesia Tsurenko
- Bianca Andreescu vs. Emma Navarro
- Oceane Dodin vs. Ons Jabeur
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Olga Danilovic
- Julia Grabher vs. Coco Gauff
- Iga Swiatek vs. Claire Liu
- Bernarda Pera vs. Donna Vekic
- Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Simona Waltert
- Diane Parry vs. Mirra Andreeva
- Rebecca Peterson vs. Xinyu Wang
- Diana Shnaider vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Petra Martic
- Kayla Day vs. Madison Keys
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Aliona Bolsova