The world number two has rarely concealed his dislike for the surface, having lost his first four matches at Roland Garros and having earned just 11 of his 179 career wins on clay going into this year's tournament. Medvedev has played in two Grand Slam finals on hard courts, losing to Nadal at the 2019 US Open and Djokovic at this year's Australian Open, but does not feel as comfortable on the red dirt. The trio, each aiming for a first Grand Slam title, are in the opposite side to Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, who have 58 majors between them. Medvedev, Tsitsipas and Zverev are all in the same half of the men's draw. Vekic also saved nine of the 11 break points she faced.Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and sixth seed Alexander Zverev both progressed on Wednesday with straight-set wins. Vekic put just 48 percent of her first serves in play, but she prevailed by picking on Navarro's second serve, winning 14 of 18 points.

Third-seeded Donna Vekic of Croatia needed just 80 minutes to rout the United States' Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-2 in the second round at Monterrey, Mexico. Stearns downed Sweden's Mirjam Bjorklund 6-3, 7-5 in second-round action.įourth-seeded Sloane Stephens of the United States defeated Great Britain's Heather Watson 6-4, 6-4, and Varvara Gracheva produced a 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1 win in an all-Russian matchup against Anna Blinkova. Up next for Volynets is a matchup against hometown favourite Peyton Stearns, who won the 2022 NCAA women's singles championship for the University of Texas. The result moves the 21-year-old into a WTA Tour quarterfinal for the first time. Volynets heated up while winning the last seven games, as she lost just one point total in the final three games. Meanwhile, in the ongoing ATX Open in Austin, United States’ Katie Volynets pulled off an upset win.ĭown 5-0 and a match point in the third set, the Volynets rallied to upset third-seeded Anastasia Potapova of Russia 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 on Wednesday in the second round of the ATX Open.

WTA Roundup: Katie Volynets escapes 5-0, third-set hole IMAGE: Katie Volynets pulled off a stunning win over third-seeded Anastasia Potapova in Austin, Texas in the ATX Open.

Results roland garros 2021