Stateside star Amanda Anismova defied home hope Sarah Rakotomanga 6-3, 6-1 on Monday evening to ignite her Roland-Garros 2026 campaign.
The No.6 seed withdrew from WTA 1000 action in Madrid and Rome due to a wrist injury, but seemed in the groove on a sweltering Court Suzanne Lenglen during the Day 2 afternoon session.
Anisimova, who enjoyed a breakout major in Paris en route to the Roland-Garros 2019 semifinals, will next take her extensive firepower into battle with Austria’s Julia Grabher.
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