Ex-champ Ostapenko upsets No. 2 seed in Paris
2017 champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia eliminated No. 2 seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic at the French Open on Thursday in Paris, securing a 27-9 edge in winners en route to a 6-4, 6-2 second-round victory.
Ostapenko will next face Spain’s Paula Badosa, who topped 2017 U.S. Open champ and 2018 French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens 6-4, 4-6, 2-6.
Australian Open champ and No. 4 seed Sofia Kenin advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ana Bogdan of Romania.
In the men’s draw, No. 9 seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada fell to 101stranked Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 8-6.
“For me, it’s amazing,” Carballes Baena said after the upset victory.
No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia cruised into the third round with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 win over Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania.
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