PARIS — US Open semifinalist Emma Navarro solely lasted 57 minutes on the French Open, dropping 6-0, 6-1 within the first spherical Monday to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain.
It is a main setback for the 24-year-old American, a New York native, who reached the fourth spherical in Paris final 12 months earlier than her first Grand Slam semifinal at Flushing Meadows. Navarro, the No. 9 seed in Paris, had a powerful begin to the season, together with a quarterfinal on the Australian Open and a WTA 500 title, however has struggled on clay this spring.
On Court docket Suzanne-Lenglen, the 68th-ranked Bouzas Maneiro dominated the match and reached the second spherical at Roland-Garros for the primary time.
“I did not anticipate the consequence however I all the time attempt to play my finest, and I believe every thing is feasible,” Bouzas Maneiro mentioned. “I really feel good enjoying on clay, and successful right here at Roland Garros is so particular to me.”
She’s going to subsequent face both Diane Parry of France or American Robin Montgomery.