Paris (AP) – Tennis hope for young talent Nastasja Schunk just missed a surprise at the French Open. The 18-year-old left-hander lost her first round game in Paris against former world number one Simona Halep 4: 6, 6: 1, 1: 6, but showed a very strong performance.
At her Grand Slam debut, Schunk, who slipped into the main draw as a so-called lucky loser, demanded everything from the Romanian. In the end, however, Schunk lost some of his strength while Halep showed off her routine. After 1:48 hours, Schunk had to admit defeat at the Stade Roland Garros.
This means that Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic are still there from the German women. Kerber meets French wildcard player Elsa Jacquemot on Wednesday (12 p.m. / Eurosport). Petkovic will face Viktoria Asarenka from Belarus from 11:00 a.m.
