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May 26, 2025

Sabalenka makes flying start to French Open campaign

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates a point against Qinwen Zheng of China during their Women´s Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2023 US Open.—AFP/FilePARIS: World number one Aryna Sabalenka dropped only one game as she beat Kamilla Rakhimova to get her French Open campaign under way in emphatic style.Sabalenka needed just one hour to beat Russian Rakhimova 6-1 6-0 in Paris. The Belarusian ramped up her performance as the match went on, winning nine games in a row to close out...