Top Seeds Djokovic and Azarenka Both Advance at Roland Garros on Wednesday
May 30, 2012 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Both top-seeds on the men’s and women’s sides of the draw had early starts at the 2012 French Open on Wednesday, as world number ones Novak DjokovicandVictoria Azarenkamade it to the third round without a problem. Djokovic was first up on Court Suzanne Lenglen, a 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 winner over Blaz Kavcic, for his 23rd straight Grand Slam victory. In the main stadium at Roland Garros, Dinah Pfizenmaier of Germany lost to Azarenka 6-1, 6-1.
If Djokovic wins the French Open title this year, it will be his fourth straight Grand Slam title, and his first at Roland Garros. Roger Federer ended Djokovic’s 43-match winning streak last year, beating the Serb in the semifinals at Roland Garros. Djokovic finished the match with 34 unforced errors, almost twice as many as Kavcic’s 21. Djokovic was broken once by Kavcic, but otherwise had little trouble.
Azarenka, who took over the top spot in the WTA Rankings after winning the 2012 Australian Open, easily advanced against Pfizenmaier on Court Philippe Chatrier. Matching her best performance at the clay-court Grand Slam, Azarenka reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros last year.
