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Immaculate start for top seed Sabalenka at Roland Garros

Sporting the turquoise version of the Nike Summer Slam Dress from the brand’s Paris collection, top seed Aryna Sabalenka stormed into the second round of Roland Garros with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka

Arriving in Paris as the in-form player on tour, Sabalenka began her campaign for a maiden Roland Garros title with a dominant performance, conceding just one game to world No. 86 Rakhimova and extending her head-to-head record against the Russian to 3-0.