By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday Might 19, 2025
Paris – It was a busy day of qualifying at Roland-Garros, the place the springtime solar was shining brightly and a number of the world’s prime tennis stars took to the courtroom to start a five-day trek that might land them a spot in the primary draw.
Bianca Andreescu took the courtroom in whole confidence, dealing with the ten AM begin like an early riser on a mission. The previous US Open champion defeated 21-year-old Chinese language Yao Xinxin a 6-0, 6-0 shellacking, and afterwards talked about her drive to get again to the highest.
“I do imagine that I can get again to the highest, and I feel I confirmed that final week,” Andreescu informed reporters. “I’ve no time to waste, for me it’s not prefer it’s now or by no means as a result of I do know I’m nonetheless solely 24, however I see all these kids doing effectively and I’m like ahh [expresses alarm], as a result of I’ve been on the tour for fairly some time, like six years, proper?
“No matter I can do to regulate the controllables, I’ll do. That’s me, my perspective, what I put in my physique, all these things.”
Q1 | #RolandGarrosBianca Andreescu’s Roland-Garros qualifying is off to the PERFECT begin ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/AJRfr5B05P
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Andreescu will face Japan’s Nao Hibino subsequent.
Fabio Fognini was not so fortunate on Monday. The previous quarterfinalist was defeated simply by American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran, 6-3, 6-2, thus ending his Roland-Garros profession.
Fognini confirmed a few of his trademark genius in the course of the match, however couldn’t match the American’s consistency as he dedicated too many errors.
“I didn’t know that it was his final Roland-Garros, I don’t examine the attracts both,” stated the world No.152. “However Fabio is a legend, he’s performed on the highest stage of our sport, carried out a lot.”
Get all of the scores from Day 1 of qualifying, in addition to tournaments in Geneva, Hamburg, Rabat and Strasbourg right here.
