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Round Two of the French Open is set to begin Wednesday and will feature tons of notable talent. In the men's draw, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will face Fabian Marozsan. A number of Americans are back in action, including Jenson Brooksby and Sebastian Korda, who will face off in an all-American duel.
It is no coincidence that Carlitos had already played several matches on the second most prestigious court of Roland Garros in past editions, which is why it was not a problem for him to get used to the conditions and his performance against Zeppieri on his debut was excellent.
Title rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner start their French Open campaigns on Monday as three-time reigning champion Iga Swiatek hopes a return to Roland Garros can shake her out of a slump.The Spaniard edged Sinner in five sets in the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year and believes the two-time reigning Australian Open champion will pose an even greater threat to his crown in Paris after brushing off the cobwebs in Rome.
Carlos Alcaraz produced his usual mix of poise, pace and power to see off Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 6-3 6-4 6-2 and reach the second round of the French Open on Monday.
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