First Results and First Surprises at Roland Garros – The 2013 French Open

There were no surprises on men’s side. All of the seed tennis players won their matches.

But on women’s side we have two big surprises. In the most interesting and intriguing match of the day, Urszula Radwanska won Venus Williams.  Urszula definitely had a good plan for the match. In the post match interview she said “Yeah, of course, I was talking with Aga (Agnieszka Radwanska) about Venus. I was well-prepared for this match, and I knew she was a great fighter, so I should be focused the whole match.”

The another surprise was a victory of 19 years old tennis player Monica Puig over 11th seed and former Roland Garros semifinalist Nadia Petrova.

I asked a tennis coach to share his thoughts regarding the first day at Rolland Garros.

Venus Williams lost in three sets to Urszula Radwanska. Do you think it is time for Venus to retire?

I watched Venus. She is slow. While I can’t tell her what to do, I want to remember her for her dominating greatness.

What are your predictions about winners?

Any winners but Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams would be a surprise, and I don’t expect any surprises. Of course, you have to play the match, but they both look as good as ever which is frightening for everybody else. I’d love to see David Ferrer go a long way.