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Defending French Open Jelena Ostapenko Loses In First Round

Related Topics: Kateryna Kozlova, French Open

Defending French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko lost her opening match to Ukraine's Kateryna Kozlova at the season's second major.

The fifth-seeded Ostapenko lost the first set 7-5 against Kozlova, making 29 unforced errors.

She followed that up losing 6–3 in the second. Ostapenko is only the sixth defending women’s champion to lose in the opening round at a major tournament.

Kozlova, who is No. 67 in the WTA rankings, earned her first victory against anyone ranked in the Top 30.