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French Open: Top seed Angelique Kerber loses in Roland Garros opener

Updated on: 28 May,2017 05:45 PM IST  | 
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Germany's Angelique Kerber was knocked out by Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday. She became the first top seed in French Open history to lose in the opening round

French Open: Top seed Angelique Kerber loses in Roland Garros opener

Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber


Germany's Angelique Kerber was knocked out by Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday. She became the first top seed in French Open history to lose in the opening round.


Before this year, the earliest exits suffered by a top seed were in the second round -- by Justine Henin in 2004 and Serena Williams in 2014.


Makarova goes on to face either Lesia Tsurenko or Kateryna Kozlova, both of the Ukraine.

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