Najuspješnija igračica u povijesti tenisa 36-godišnja Serena Williams, koje je u rujnu prošle godine rodila kćerku, prošla je u drugo kolo Roland Garrosa svladavši Čehinju Kristinu Pliškovu sa 7-6 (4), 6-4
Osvajačica 23 Grand Slam naslova vratila se tenisu u ožujku na turniru u Indian Wellsu, a Roland Garros je njen prvi Grand Slam turnir nakon osvajanja prošlogodišnjeg Australian Opena.
1. kolo –
Taylor Townsend (SAD) – Myrtille Georges (FRA) 6-4, 6-2
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (SAD) – Johanna Larsson (Šve) 6-4, 6-3
Daria Gavrilova (AUS/24) – Sorana Cirstea (Rum) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3
Elise Mertens (BEL/16) – Varvara Lepchenko (SAD) 6-7 (9), 7-6 (4), 6-0
Angelique Kerber (Nje/12) – Mona Barthel (Nje) 6-2, 6-3
Aliaksandra Sasnovič (BLR) – Denisa Allertová (Češ) 6-4, 6-3
Kiki Bertens (Niz/18) – Arina Sabalenka (BLR) 6-2, 6-1
Zhang Shuai (Kina/27) – Kristína Kucová (Slk) 6-0, 7-5
Irina Begu (Rum) – Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (Slk) 6-4, 5-7, 9-7
Peng Shuai (Kina) – Aleksandra Krunić (SRB) 6-3, 6-4
Caroline Garcia (FRA/7) – Duan Yingying (Kina) 6-1, 6-0
Garbine Muguruza (Špa/3) – Svetlana Kuznjecova (RUS) 7-6 (0), 6-2
Fiona Ferro (FRA) – Carina Witthöft (Nje) 6-4, 6-2
Samantha Stosur (AUS) – Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-2, 6-4
Anastazija Pavljučenkova (RUS/30) – Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-4, 7-6 (1)
Julia Görges (Nje/11) – Dominika Cibulková (Slk) 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) – Isabelle Wallace (AUS) 6-1, 6-0
Serena Williams (SAD) – Kristina Pliškova (Češ) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Ashleigh Barty (AUS/17) – Natalija Vihljanceva (RUS) 6-3, 6-1
Marija Šarapova (RUS/28) – Richel Hogenkamp (Niz) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
