Twenty-two Americans Reach Roland Garros Second Round; Eisenman Delivers Second NCAA D-III Title in Two Days for CMS; O'Brien, Dussault and Satterfield Advance to Quarterfinals at ITF J300 in Belgium
American women had another banner day at Roland Garros, with seven of the eight in action today on Day Three of the first round moving on. They join the seven who advanced on the first two days, giving the US women a first round record of 14 wins and five losses. According to the USTA, the 14 US women in the second round of Roland Garros is the most since 1987.
The US men went 8-7 in the first round, making the overall first round record for Americans 22-12. The USTA has determined that's the most second round appearances by Americans since 1994, when 24 advanced.
Wednesday's second round matchups for Americans are below, with the first all-American match, men or women, of the tournament featuring Sebastian Korda and Jenson Brooksby. Along with the winner of that match, Ben Shelton will be in the third round after receiving a walkover from Hugo Gaston of France.
In addition to all the Americans I've been focusing on, I wanted to mention that last year's Roland Garros girls singles and doubles champion, Tereza Valentova of the Czech Republic, is through to the second round after qualifying for the main draw. Valentova, who moved on from juniors after Roland Garros last year, is already in the WTA Top 200, earning her spot in the qualifying with her results in those past 11 months. The French federation does not extend qualifying wild cards to the previous year's junior champion as Australia and Wimbledon usually do. Today, Valentova defeated French wild card Chloe Paquet 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 for her first main draw win at a slam. The 18-year-old plays No. 2 seed Coco Gauff next.
Tuesday's first round results of Americans:Sofia Kenin[31] d. Varvara Gracheva(FRA) 6-3, 6-1
Coco Gauff[2] d. Olivia Gadecki(AUS) 6-2, 6-2
Jessica Pegula[3] d. Anca Todoni(ROU) 6-2, 6-4
Alycia Parks d. Karolina Muchova[14](CZE) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
Hailey Baptiste d. Beatriz Haddad Maia[23](BRA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Joanna Garland[Q](TPE) d. Katie Volynets 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Ashlyn Krueger d. Suzan Lamens(NED) 6-3, 6-4
Ann Li d. Maria Lourdes Carle[Q](ARG) 6-4, 6-0


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