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2021 French Open: Rafael Nadal progresses after beating Alexei Popyrin

2021 French Open: Rafael Nadal progresses after beating Alexei Popyrin
Written by Rajdeep Saha
Jun 01, 2021, 10:17 pm 2 min read
2021 French Open: Rafael Nadal progresses after beating Alexei Popyrin
Rafael Nadal beat Alexei Popyrin in straight sets to advance into the second round at Roland Garros

World number two and 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal started the 2021 edition with a first-round victory over 21-year-old Alexei Popyrin. Nadal beat Popyrin in straight sets, winning the tie 6-3, 6-2, 7-6. Meanwhile, seventh seed Andrey Rublev was stunned by Jan-Lennard Struff in five sets. In the women's singles, world number one Ashleigh Barty progressed to the second round.

Win
Nadal dispatches Popyrin in straight sets

The match started on an even note as Popyrin hung in from the baseline and made things work. At 3-3 in the first set, Popyrin had served four aces. Nadal broke Popyrin before winning 6-3. Nadal won seven games in a row and took a 4-0 lead in the second set. In the third set, Popyrin showed immense character but lost 6-7.

Feats
Nadal scripts these feats after beating Popyrin

Nadal, who took the first set 6-3, clinched his 300th set win at Roland Garros. He now has 302 set wins. Playing his 103rd match at the French Open, Nadal has extended his win-loss record to 101-2. This was his 29th successive win at Roland Garros since a third-round exit in 2016. This was the second career meeting between the two. Nadal leads 2-0.

Rublev
Rublev beaten in five-set thriller

Rublev was knocked out by Germany's Struff. The Russian fought back from two sets down before succumbing 3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6 in three hours and 46 minutes. The 23-year-old had reached the quarter-finals in each of the last three Slam events. The big-hitting Struff will face Argentina's Facundo Bagnis in the second round. Bagnis beat Benjamin Bonzi 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

Barty
2021 French Open: Ashleigh Barty progresses

Barty came through an injury scare to avoid a shock defeat in the French Open first round against American Bernarda Pera. Barty, who has won her only Slam title in Paris back in 2019, took the first set but needed lengthy treatment on her left leg after losing the second. However, the Aussie star recovered to beat Pera 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Women's singles
Wins for Svitolina, Brady and Sakkari

In other crucial women's singles first-round matches, fifth seed Elina Svitolina survived a second-set fright to beat teenage debutant Oceane Babel 6-2, 7-5. She will meet USA's Ann Li in the second round, who overcame Russia's Margarita Gasparyan 6-0, 6-1. Australian Open finalist Jennifer Brady beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-3 in straight sets. Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari overcame Ukraine's Katarina Zavatska 6-4, 6-1.

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Rajdeep Saha is a sports journalist at NewsBytes. He has an experience of over 10 years covering sports across print, online, broadcast, and freelance mediums. He has previously worked with Millennium Post, Zee News English, and NewsX. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Delhi and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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