40th-ranked Sloane Stephens upset 15-seed Venus Williams 7-6, 6-1 in their first round match at the French Open on Monday.
In their long-awaited first meeting, the 40th-ranked Stephens beat 15th-seeded Venus Williams, 7-6 (5), 6-1, in the first round of the French Open. Stephens, 22, played especially well off her less-heralded backhand side, catching Williams off guard
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The many first-round matches scheduled for the 2015 French Open on Monday includes men's No. 3 seed Andy Murray and women's No. 2 seed and defending champion Maria Sharapova.
The superstar lineup on display at the 2015 French Open continued to dazzle Monday, where the likes of Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych and Gael Monfils were among the victors. Murray overcame the challenge of Facundo Arguello to emerge with a 6-3, 6-3,