Sloane Stephens knocks off Karolina Pliskova at French Open
Sloane Stephens recorded a first-round upset of 16th-seeded Karolina Pliskova on Monday in the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.
Stephens upended Pliskova 6-0, 6-4 in one hour and 24 minutes. Stephens improves to 5-1 lifetime against Pliskova, having last defeated her in the second round of the 2021 French Open.
Stephens committed just 10 unforced errors compared to 31 for the Czech.
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