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French Open 2021: Day 6- Williams, Azarenka, Vondrousova all march into the Round of 16, Sabalenka faces shock defeat

by Lakshya Chopra
June 5, 2021
in French Open
Victoria Azarenka, Aryna Sabalenka and Serena Williams

Victoria Azarenka, Aryna Sabalenka and Serena Williams

Day 6 of the 2021 French Open saw Grand Slam Champions, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka getting into the Round of 16 while the highest seed left in to women’s draw, Aryna Sabalenka bowed out of the Competition. The day also saw in form Paula Badosa save match points to prevail while former runner-up Marketa Vondrousova make into the second week again.

Azarenka ousts Keys

Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka

Former World No.1 and multiple grand slam Champion Victoria Azarenka reached the Round of 16 of the French Open for the first time since 2013 with a 6-2 6-2 victory against American Madison Keys in the first match of the day on Court Philippe Chatrier.

In a battle of former semifinalists, ex-number #1 Vika Azarenka easily beats Madison Keys 6-2, 6-2 to reach the last 16 at #RolandGarros.

Azarenka was great, Keys was terrible today.

[getty] pic.twitter.com/Jq07Tdlqb3

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) June 4, 2021

“Right from the beginning I knew there would be a lot of intensity, heavy balls. I tried to be solid and put pressure on her so she cannot dictate the points,” she said after the win. She will face Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova next on Sunday.

Sabalenka falls short

Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka

In a tournament full of upsets, third seed Aryna Sabalenka fell prey to Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the third round. The Russian defeated the World No.4 with a scoreline of 6-4,2-6,6-0 in an intense battle. 

Power ⬆️@NastiaPav scores the 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 upset of No.3 seed Sabalenka in her 37th(!!) career win over a top 10 player. She plays the winner of Keys/Azarenka in R4. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/UbSdFLJMB3

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2021

In the match, Pavlyuchenkova converted 5 out of 10 break points, and hit 22 winners against 16 unforced errors. The 29-year-old has proceeded to the fourth round of Roland Garros for the first time since 2011, and just the second time in her career. She will next face former world number one Victoria Azarenka

Williams thrashes Collins

Serena Williams
Serena Williams

3-time Roland Garros Champion, Serena Williams, who is now the highest seed left in her half of the draw, went warning to her fellow compatriots with a dominant straight-sets win over good friend Danielle Collins to reach the French Open last 16 for the first time since 2018. The 39-year-old, still one short of Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles, saw off fellow American Collins 6-4, 6-4.

Sweet 1️⃣6️⃣ for Serena@serenawilliams navigates a tricky test from Collins, emerging victorious 6-4, 6-4.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/GDHUlvMx77

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2021

She said: “Today it was very difficult, but I played well, stayed concentrated. I’m very happy.” She will face Kazakh 21st seed Elena Rybakina next on Sunday.

French Open 2021: Other results

  • Marketa Vondrousova defeated Polona Hercog (6-3,6-3)
  • Sorana Cirstea defeated Daria Kasatkina (6-3,6-2)
  • Elena Rybakina defeated Elena Vesnina (6-1,6-4)
  • Tamara Zidansek defeated Katerina Siniakova (0-6,7-6,6-2)
  • Paula Badosa defeated Ana Bogdan (2-6,7-6,6-4)

Also read: French Open 2021: Day 6- Medvedev, Zverev storm into the fourth round, Ruud goes out in a five set thriller

Tags: Aryna SabalenkaSerena Williams
Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra

Lakshya Chopra is an aspiring sports writer who has covered various sports in the last few years. An engineer by profession, his passion for sports has driven him closer to the media industry with each passing day. He has been working at FirstSportz for over two years and initially headed the tennis team for two full seasons. Having written almost 2500 articles for the organization, he is currently the content manager of the NFL section. From Rafael Nadal's prime to Novak Djokovic's rise to Tom Brady's magical comebacks, he has seen it all.

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