- Three-time champion taken to first-set tiebreak
- Williams faces Tsvetana Pironkova in second round
Across the tennis landscape, upstarts are tweaking the noses of their betters. On day two of the 2020 French Open, it briefly was the turn of the three‑time champion Serena Williams, who had to wrestle with the ingenious challenge of her compatriot, Kristie Ahn, before moving into the second round with much of her old swagger.
Williams has lost once in the first round of a slam – in this tournament against Virginie Razzano, ranked 111 at the time, eight years ago. She was not in the mood for a reprise.
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