Elina Svitolina (13) had a strong start at Roland Garros. In the first round of the tournament, the Ukrainian crushed Turkish player Zeynep Sonmez (76) with a score of 6:1, 6:1.

The match lasted 1 hour and 13 minutes. Svitolina dominated the first set, giving her opponent no chance to win a game.

However, there were moments of struggle on Svitolina's serve. In the third game, with a break point, Sonmez attempted to convince the chair umpire that Svitolina had hit the ball out. At 0:4, Sonmez finally managed to score her only break of the match, but it didn't affect the overall outcome – 6:1 in favor of Svitolina.

The second set saw little change. Elina continued to overpower her opponent on the return, and Sonmez could only hold her serve towards the end of the match. Svitolina took all her games, celebrating her well-deserved victory.

During the match, Svitolina served 2 aces, made 2 double faults, and scored 6 breaks, while her opponent failed to hit any aces, made 2 service errors, and achieved 1 break out of 8 opportunities.

Roland Garros – Grand Slam

Paris, France, clay

Prize money: €28,176,000

First round, May 25

Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) – Zeynep Sonmez (Turkey) 6:1, 6:1

The two had never faced each other before. In the next round, Svitolina will play against the winner of the match between German player Laura Siegemund (97) and Hungarian Anna Bondar (87).

The 30-year-old from Odesa marked her twelfth consecutive successful start at Roland Garros, marking her 30th victory in 41 matches played in Paris.