Beijing, May 26 (Reporter Li Shuo) On May 26 local time, the 2024 French Open kicked off in Paris. On the first day of the match, Zhang Zhizhen, a Chinese player who had just reached the top eight of the Rome Masters, continued his good condition in the clay court. He defeated Wu Jiqi, the world's 89th ranked Australian player, with 6:4, 4:6, 6:3, and 7:5 in the first round of the men's singles, and won the French Open championship for two consecutive years. This is also Zhang Zhizhen's sixth victory in the Grand Slam. Zhang Zhizhen will meet Italian player Sonego in the second round.

Another Chinese player, Wang Yafan, won the first match of the French Open in his career by defeating the 105th Russian player Timofeyeva at 6:3 and 6:3 in the first round of the women's singles. In the second round, Wang Yafan will face the No. 30 seed, Ukrainian player Jastramska.

People's Daily (May 27, 2024, 15th Edition)

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