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Kerber, Kuznetsova, Vondrousova lose in the first round of Roland Garros

Angelique Kerber and Svetlana Kuznetsova are two Grand Slam champions that suffered upsets in the first round of the French Open on Monday. Last year’s runner-up Marketa Vondrousova also waved goodbye on Day 2.

Roland Garros is the only major that Angelique Kerber hasn’t won and now she’s fallen at the opening hurdle in Paris four times in the last five years as Kaja Juvan of Slovenia defeated her 6-3 6-3 in just 67 minutes. The 19-year-old Juvan made Grand Slam debut at the French Open as a lucky loser in 2019 and today the world No.