Paris: There were no major surprises on Day 4 at
Roland Garros on Wednesday, with Swiss star Roger Federer and US’
Serena Williams cruising to comfortable wins against their respective
opponents.
While Federer hardly broke a sweat against Indian Somdev Devvarman,
beating him 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 in less than one-and-half hours, Williams
extended her unbeaten streak to 26 matches against French wild card
entry Caroline Garcia, blanking her 6-1, 6-2.
The Swiss great, chasing a rare French Open success, used his
powerful serve and age-defying lateral quickness to get past the
two-time NCAA singles’ champion.
Federer will be up against local boy Julien Benneteau, who, in
addition to beating the 17-time major champion once this year, also came
within two points of upsetting him at Wimbledon in 2012.
In the women’s section, a year after the only first-round Grand
Slam exit of her career, which incidentally came in Paris, Serena
Williams made light of the France’s Caroline Garcia’s challenge, beating
the world number 114 in straight sets.
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