{"id":6897,"date":"2026-05-26T14:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/french-open-sabelenka-storms-to-opening-win-against-bouzas-maneiro\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:35:39","slug":"french-open-sabelenka-storms-to-opening-win-against-bouzas-maneiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/french-open-sabelenka-storms-to-opening-win-against-bouzas-maneiro\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open: Sabelenka storms to opening win against Bouzas Maneiro"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Aryna Sabalenka powered into the French Open second round, defying her world number 50 opponent and searing Paris heat.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>World number one and last year\u2019s defeated finalist Aryna Sabalenka \u2060blazed \u2060through her opening round at the French Open as she brushed aside \u2060Spain\u2019s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4 6-2 in just 75 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka, who is still seeking her first Roland Garros title, raced to a \u20604-0 lead on a sun-kissed Court Philippe Chatrier on Tuesday before unforced errors crept into her game, which allowed her opponent to \u200cpull two breaks back and serve for 5-5.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/5\/26\/minorities-fear-world-cup-threat-of-ice-and-how-immigration-is-enforced\">Minorities at World Cup fear ICE threat and how US immigration is enforced<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/5\/26\/michael-jordan-pays-tribute-to-pep-guardiola-at-man-city-managers-farewell\">NBA legend Jordan pays tribute to Guardiola at Man City manager\u2019s sendoff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/5\/25\/what-are-the-biggest-fifa-world-cup-upsets-in-history\">What are the 10 biggest FIFA World Cup upsets in history?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/5\/24\/senegal-football-fans-return-home-after-royal-pardon-in-morocco\">Senegal football fans return home after royal pardon in Morocco<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>A double fault, however, handed the top-seeded Belarusian the first set and she opened up a 5-0 advantage in the second.<\/p>\n<p>Bouzas Maneiro survived a further two games when she held and then broke for 5-2, but a double fault gave \u2060Sabalenka a routine win.<\/p>\n<p>The only blip for the four-time Grand Slam champion, as she returned to winning ways on clay after a surprise early exit from the Italian Open, was that failure to serve out the win.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4602816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4602816\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2278281513-1779799113.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C514&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Aryna Sabalenka cools down with an ice pack in her match against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain during the Women's Singles first round match during Day Three of the 2026 French Open at Roland Garros\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4602816\">Aryna Sabalenka cools down with an ice pack in her match on Day Three of the 2026 French Open at Roland Garros [James Fearn\/Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She promptly broke back against the world number 50 in the next game to seal the win, before rubbing an ice bag over her face and exiting the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy to be back, thank you for the support. It\u2019s a hot day, thank you so much for staying and don\u2019t forget guys, stay hydrated,\u201d Sabalenka told the spectators on centre court as a heatwave continues to roll over Paris for the start of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we all feel pressure\u2026 But I\u2019m used to it so I know how to ignore (it).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of her return to winning ways on clay, Sabelenka said: \u201cThat\u2019s the most enjoyable part \u2060of the game that I \u2060can come to the net to play points there, it\u2019s so much fun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so happy I was able to improve on that part \u200cof \u200cthe game and bring it on court,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aryna Sabalenka powered into the French Open second round, defying her world number 50 opponent and searing Paris heat. World number one and last year\u2019s defeated finalist Aryna Sabalenka \u2060blazed \u2060through her opening round at the French Open as she brushed aside \u2060Spain\u2019s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4 6-2 in just 75 minutes. Sabalenka, who is &#8230; <a title=\"French Open: Sabelenka storms to opening win against Bouzas Maneiro\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/french-open-sabelenka-storms-to-opening-win-against-bouzas-maneiro\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about French Open: Sabelenka storms to opening win against Bouzas Maneiro\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}