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Also, the 2nd round in 1979 was the round of 32, as it was only a 64 draw. Difficult to compare past and present.

I think Sonay has the best chance of the three of progressing to R3. I don't think we have had a woman in R3 since Jo Konta reached the SF in 2019.

SO enjoyed the last 20 mins of that

Clara + Linda had all the momentum at the end of that third set - ripping their shots - broke and served for the match

But Liv+ wouldn't go away, so super sneaky doubles play, broke back and forced the match tiebreak

And just ran away with it, with Clara muffing a lot of shots and getting SO irate about it - they then staged a bit of a comeback but it was never really in question

Great win :)

That could well be new CH's for both of them, depending on other resuls of course.

Next round will be interesting - Nicolescu/Piter or Fernandez/Puntiseva.

Not British but of some interest Joanna Garland having qualified has won her 1st round match against Katie Volynets  and now has a live ranking inside the top150. 

GAMEOVER wrote:

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Peter too wrote:

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I think Sonay has the best chance of the three of progressing to R3. I don't think we have had a woman in R3 since Jo Konta reached the SF in 2019.

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 Prior to Jo K reaching the 3rd round and continuing to the SF in 2019, the last British woman to win 2 matches in Paris was Jo Durie in 1992 .She  beat the seeded Anke Huber in the 2nd round. We may have had 5 ladies  champions in  Paris with the last being Sue Barker in 1976 but  in recent years it has been our least successful Grand Slam in terms of matches won. 

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 Interesting stats. And reflecting the fact that as a nation we've never been that experienced on clay. And still aren't. But we've now two women (Sonay/Fran) for whom it's their favourite surface, another woman (Raducanu) who plays well on it, and another (Boulter) who's finally committed to developing her game on it.

I remember Konta was terrible on clay early in her career (and not that successful on other surfaces) and probably should have reached the Roland Garros final.

I read comments from Sonay today that she was encouraging Katie to hit topspin which made me chuckle.

Peter too wrote:

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R2: Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR56 v Anna Kalinskaya [30] WR28 or Marie Bouzkova WR47

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Sonay faces Marie Bouzkova.