Roland Garros

Victoria Azarenka was beaten by Anna Karolina Schmeidlova with 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the French Open on September 30. The 161-seeded Slovak stunned the US Open runner-up who made 37 unforced errors. Despite the slip fall on her left knee, Anna remained unaffected, and she eased through for a win. She took down Venus Williams in her first round and is set to face Nadia Podoroska.

Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka defeated Britain's Andy Murray 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the French Open on September 28. Murray, who entered the tournament with a wild card entry, played on the claycourt after three years. "I should be analyzing and trying to understand why the performance was like that...But I'll keep going. Let's see what the next few months hold,” Murray said after his loss. 

Indian tennis player Ankita Raina lost her match against Japan’s Kurumi Nara in the second round at the French Open qualifiers with 3-6, 2-6 which was held on September 24 at Roland Garros. Post Raina's defeat, there is no Indian left to play singles at the clay court. “The match was not bad. I had chances in my service game but she returned very well today,” Raina said.

The French Tennis Federation on September 17 reduced the number of fans who will be permitted to spectate matches: from 11,500 to 5000. The decision was taken in view of the recent rise in COVID-19 cases. "The health situation in the Ile-de-France region has led the Paris Police Prefecture to limit the number of spectators", said the FFT. The tournament is scheduled to begin on September 27 in Roland Garros.